Positives

• An ME/CFS patient (17 years, moderate severity) reports suvorexant 20mg as part of their daily regimen; waking up mostly refreshed for the first time in 17 years Reddit.
  
  
• A fibromyalgia patient reports Belsomra has fewer side effects than other sleep medications and feels less “hard hitting” than gabapentin Reddit.
  
  

Negatives

• A CFS patient’s psychiatrist trialed Belsomra—it did not work, caused an out-of-body feeling and nightmares for two weeks; they concluded the DORA class does not work for them Reddit.
  
  

Hurdles & Side Effects

• A CFS patient reports suvorexant caused sleep paralysis, did not improve sleep, and was too expensive to trial beyond one week Reddit.