Belsomra and Sleep paralysis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Sleep paralysis is reported as a side effect among people who take Belsomra (suvorexant), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Adderall, and have Sleep disorder.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Sleep paralysis when taking Belsomra. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 12,886 people who have side effects when taking Belsomra from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Belsomra?

Belsomra has active ingredients of suvorexant. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 12,961 Belsomra users. Check the latest studies of Belsomra.

What is Sleep paralysis?

Sleep paralysis (waking up and unable to move or speak) is found to be associated with 167 drugs and 281 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Sleep paralysis.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Sep, 01, 2026

12,886 people reported to have side effects when taking Belsomra.
Among them, 240 people (1.86%) have Sleep paralysis.

Among these 240 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Belsomra:

Belsomra (12,961 reports)

Sleep paralysis treatments and more:

Sleep paralysis (1,771 reports)

How severe was Sleep paralysis and when was it recovered:

Sleep paralysis in Belsomra

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of suvorexant:

Sleep paralysis and drugs with ingredients of suvorexant (240 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Belsomra:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Sleep paralysis:

Sleep paralysis (167 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Sleep paralysis:

Sleep paralysis (281 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on suvorexant (the active ingredients of Belsomra) and Belsomra (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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