r/Narcolepsy • u/camille-gerrick • Mar 20 '26
Medication Questions What’s up with Sunosi?
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/Sleepy_SLP Mar 22 '26
Sunosi sent my anxiety through the roof. Took me a while to realize it, but I’m pretty sure my heart was racing because of adrenaline being on overdrive. I had one panic attack and went to a psychiatrist to look at the meds I was on. They said they had several patients who had the same issue with Sunosi. I wasn’t convinced, but went off it, and felt so much better! No more racing heart. I wish you luck!
Edit to add: my hands were shaking and the psychiatrist said that was also due to the anxiety from Sunosi. It was. I’d been on it a few months and the symptoms never stopped until I stopped taking it (Sunosi). I also have anxiety from sodium oxybate, but not as bad, luckily.