Addyi and Drowsiness: What Users Say

• Ell...
• April 12, 2020

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION! You’ll read some amazing reviews, but I urge you to read the bad ones as well, because they’re all legitimate. This drug was actually pulled off the market once before. Addyi is so incredibly dangerous. From day one, I felt different. I was drowsy all day for the two months I was on it. On top of that, the dizziness and headaches were nearly unbearable. Driving was terrifying because half the time I couldn’t see very well. But of course, I would do anything for my husband. Finally, I visited my doctor and explained it to her. My RESTING heart rate was at 140 bpm. (I’m 23, weigh 110 lbs, and am very healthy). She was furious and shocked that this Addyi company didn’t have full disclosures of all the side effects. She had to give me an injection to get rid of the headaches. I had to miss 5 days of work before the more serious side effects went away. It took another week for the drowsiness to stop. Save yourself the money and the pain."

• Sar...
• November 13, 2019

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "I used to be a very sexual person with my husband, but my libido dropped to nothing after breastfeeding. I started Addyi with the hope of improving my sex drive. After two weeks, I did notice a definite difference. I was occasionally genuinely aroused now, which was good, but the biggest change was that my ability to orgasm is back to normal! However, it has impacted my sleep. It does have a sedative effect within 15 minutes of taking it, and I will go right to sleep. That part is nice. BUT I wake up suddenly from 4 to 7 a.m. and cannot fall back asleep. If I have the day off, I can go back to sleep at 7 a.m. and sleep for another couple of hours. I’m currently on week 4. If the sleep issue doesn’t go away by week 6, I am going to stop the medication. Also, like other reviewers say, I do think I have a “shorter fuse” on the drug, and sometimes I am more angry than I would normally be. But that could also be from not getting good sleep for several nights in a row."

• Cee...
• March 27, 2021

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "On this med for 3 weeks. All it does is make me sleep. I have never slept for 9 hours before until this med. It does absolutely nothing for my sex drive. I still feel as if I am dead. Not refills for me."

• Lca...
• March 3, 2017

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "Why I stopped taking this medicine: 1) didn't increase my sexual desires/thoughts 2) within 30-45 minutes of taking it, I would feel extremely drowsy for 1-2 weeks, to the point where I couldn't hardly function. If I was sitting, I would fall asleep where I sat. My husband would wake me up to go to bed, and I would feel out of it, like I was drunk. 3) While it acted like a sleeping pill for me shortly after I took it, I would always wake up between 4-5 hours after taking it and be up the rest of the night. This lasted the first 2-3 weeks. 4) The straw that broke the camel's back was around week 3-4 when I started to get so upset/angry over the smallest issues, I felt more like the Hulk than anything."

• sba...
• June 28, 2020

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "I have been taking Addyi for 7 weeks. Before Addyi, I had a hard time falling asleep and couldn't wake up in the morning. I was always tired. I did experience nighttime dizziness for the first week, and it makes me drowsy or relaxed. Now I fall asleep easily and wake up much earlier in the morning and feel alert and awake. No more wasted days of sleeping half the day and having no energy to do anything. I feel like Addyi has given me my life back. The sexual improvement is subtle. I'm not obsessed with sex, but I am no longer repulsed by it, and I no longer have dryness issues. I have social anxiety and am still unsure if Addyi has made that better or worse. I may be more anxious than before, but the episodes pass more quickly. The telemed provider can be difficult to deal with. My insurance covers Addyi as long as a form is submitted by the doctor. I had to fight with them to get the paperwork filled out. Took 3 tries, but it's finally taken care of, and I'm only paying my $20 monthly copay now."

• Big...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 3, 2020

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "So I'm at the end of week 1 with Addyi. My insurance approved the medical necessity of it. I'm currently on Prozac 40 in the morning and Addyi at night. Everyone seems to be complaining about sleeping too much with this medication. I'm not experiencing sleepiness at all. In fact, in order to get some halfway decent sleep, I'm occasionally having to take a Unisom. I did get wet while having sex with my hubby last night. I guess that's a plus. We shall see how I do as time goes on."

• Jus...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 15, 2021

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "Going on two months now, and the only thing it does for me is put me to sleep, it’s almost like a mild Xanax. I did decide to try taking it during the day, and wooo, I was super floaty and a bit out of it. So definitely stick with taking it at night if it works for you. Was disappointed though, was really hoping it would help out my low sex drive."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 28, 2022

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "Please read. I took Addyi for a week. It did nothing for me other than make me sleep at night and during the day and run up my blood pressure. My normal blood pressure was 128/88. At the end of the week, I did not feel right, so I took my blood pressure again: 136/109. Everyone is different, but I had to quit taking Addyi."

• Nat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 11, 2022

For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder "I only took this one night. I woke up this morning and have felt off (drowsy, maybe lightheaded). I can't really explain it, and I have abdominal pain. I will not take it again, it's too scary. It says abdominal pain needs to contact your doctor immediately, but it's Saturday, so I hope that not taking it again will help, and I will call my doctor Monday morning first thing. Not for me, I would rather just not want sex than feel like I do today."