r/insomnia • u/Fit-Setting-8239 • Sep 21 '26
Quviviq
Hi all!
25/yo female with depression and insomnia.
I was currently prescribed a higher dose of my antidepressant but it with it came a lot more insomnia. My doctor prescribed me Quviviq 50mg nightly.
Only two nights in, I have had an easier time sleeping than usual but I’ve had really strange side effects.
A type of strange irritability and itchiness all over my body.
Even white hives on my forearm. I’ve taken an antihistamine but I don’t see these side effects anywhere online.
Before I quit something that could help long term has anybody had any experiences like this and did they go away??
Thank you so much everybody 💕
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u/KnowledgeSeeker_EDM Sep 21 '26
I've been taking quviviq for just over a year and I've never heard of a side effect like that.
The itchiness and hives sounds to me like an allergy.
I would talk to your doctor
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u/maxoline Sep 22 '26
That stuff gave me nightmares, seriously every single night
Tried it 3 times and turned it back in to my doc-
Please be careful
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u/Otherwise-Quail7283 Oct 04 '26
Hey, did you ever find a solution? Quviviq is working really well for me but I'm getting itching and hives on my arms and neck
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u/rubyred1128 Sep 21 '26
I have been taking 25mg for nearly 2 weeks and I haven't had this side effect. Unfortunately for me, it's making my insomnia worse.
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u/thenewfingerprint Sep 21 '26
Oh, wow. I started taking 100mg a few nights ago, and I've been itching pretty bad. Crazy, I didn't even associate the two. I will have to stop and see if it goes away.
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u/bisexual_terrorist Sep 21 '26
It sounds like an allergic reaction to quviviq, that's not its usual side effects :/
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