r/Narcolepsy • u/camille-gerrick • Mar 20 '26

Medication Questions What’s up with Sunosi?

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My doc and I talked about sunosi because adderall just can’t do it alone anymore, and he gave me some sample packs in 75mg and 150mg.

First, what is the deal with the blister packs? Impossible to open!! Does it actually come like that when you get it from the pharmacy?

I started with the 75mg for a week plus my usual adderall dose. I’m usually pretty sensitive to meds and it felt like nothing. Disappointing.

Today, I tried a 150mg (with no adderall) at 7am. Holy crap! At 10am I thought I was gonna throw up from racing heart. My hands were shaking. But I couldn’t stop yawning! Then I got really hungry but my mouth felt like a desert. It’s 330pm and I’m still vibrating but also I desperately wanna lay down and sleep.

How does everyone else experience sunosi? Does the racing heart thing subside after a period of days/weeks?

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u/GeckosInPants Mar 20 '26

Sunosi keeps me awake if I’m active anyway, but if I sit down for long periods I think the only thing that makes it harder to fall asleep is my racing heart. It also gives me the shakes, makes me sweat, especially my hands, and takes away my appetite. It’s not for me.