Breathing problems, including slower breathing, trouble breathing, and/or short periods of not breathing while sleeping (sleep apnea).XYWAV can cause serious side effects, including the following: Those activities should not be done until you know how XYWAV affects you or your child. Tell your doctor if you have ever abused or been dependent on alcohol, prescription medicines, or street drugs.Īnyone who takes XYWAV should not do anything that requires them to be fully awake or is dangerous, including driving a car, using heavy machinery, or flying an airplane, for at least 6 hours after taking XYWAV. Selling or giving away XYWAV may harm others, and is against the law.

Keep XYWAV in a safe place to prevent abuse and misuse. Call your doctor right away if you or your child has any of these serious side effects.īecause of these risks, you have to go through the XYWAV and XYREM REMS to have your or your child's prescription for XYWAV filled.ĭo not take XYWAV if you take or your child takes other sleep medicines or sedatives (medicines that cause sleepiness), drinks alcohol, or has a rare problem called succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency. These effects include seizures, trouble breathing (respiratory depression), changes in alertness (drowsiness), coma, and death. Abuse or misuse of illegal GHB alone or with other drugs that cause changes in alertness (or consciousness) has caused serious side effects. The active ingredient of XYWAV is a form of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB). WARNING: Taking XYWAV with other central nervous system (CNS) depressants such as medicines used to make you or your child fall asleep, including opioid analgesics, benzodiazepines, sedating antidepressants, antipsychotics, sedating anti-epileptic medicines, general anesthetics, muscle relaxants, alcohol, or street drugs, may cause serious medical problems, including trouble breathing (respiratory depression), low blood pressure (hypotension), changes in alertness (drowsiness), fainting (syncope), and death.

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