sodium oxybate

[canuck]

WeÂ’ve long known about the connection between sleep disorders and cluster.  But typical medication for sleep has not been the miracle solution for cluster.  But sodium oxybate may be the exception to the rule.

Sodium oxybate is a type of drug known as a central nervous system depressant.  ItÂ’s used to help prevent daytime sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy (a sleep disorder – read about narcolepsy here).  Though we donÂ’t know exactly how it works, it does help with sleep patterns.

The four patients in this long term study responded very well to the drug – their cluster attacks during the night drastically decreased and were less intense when they came.  Obviously, patients also slept better!

The results are very positive, and thereÂ’s great hope that this will help many other cluster patients.  Though the study was small, it must be remembered that this is a rare condition and, again, the results were very promising in all four patients.

Be sure to talk to your doctor about this option, and only get the drug from recognized sources, where it is pure and properly labelled

[1EYEcries]

"Sodium oxybate is also known as GHB, a known street drug of abuse. Because of the potential for abuse and the serious side effects that may occur, sodium oxybate is available only from a certified pharmacy under a special program called Xyrem Success Program. Your doctor must be registered in the program in order to prescribe sodium oxybate for you."

http://www.drugs.com/mtm/sodium-oxybate.html

[Ricardo]

It does look interesting....

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23463909

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21613599