Anybody take Lysteda?

[Rhonda in TX]

I started it for the first time today. With dosing every 8 hours, I'm supposed to take a dose at 2 AM. Do you do that? Wake up in the middle of the night to take it?

[Rhonda in TX]

Anyone?

[Tita Gidge]

I've taken it in the past. I'm a night owl, so the dosing wasn't an issue for me.

 

I "started" late night around 11p-12a the first night, then dosed again when I woke up (8-9a), and a third time in the afternoon (3-4p) in between meals.

 

Do you fall back to sleep easily? If so, I'd suck it up for the few days and wake at 2a to take the next dose.

 

If you don't, and your sleep will be negatively affected for the week, I'd skip that 2a dose and re-adjust my dosing times.

 

If you'll be taking it again in the future, you'll know to time your first dose so that it aligns with your natural sleep habits. It may be worth sucking up this time, KWIM?

[Rhonda in TX]

Thanks. I did go ahead and wake up and take it and it was fine. I had worked out the timing, but I had to go somewhere in the afternoon for a few hours and forgot to take the medication with me. I missed a dose by 3 hours, which of course messed up the next one.

[jeninok]

Can you tell me more about your experiences with this Med?

 

I had never heard of it, but the stuff I have used in the past helps for a month or two then the heaviness creeps back in until its unbearable.