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i took 20 mg of temazepam 3 hours ago. My vision is a little bit different but an i no way tired. my doc suggested 10g dosage and i gotta admit, i felt nowt from that. thinking i might just drop another 50mg
If the recommended dose from your GP isnt working you need to talk to them about it, not just massively increase the dose, which has been said could put you at serious risk.
i didnt find 10 very effective but 20 was.
Nitrazepam is probably the best commonly prescribed benzo for sleeping, pretty sedative in doses as low as 10-15mg. Maybe you should speak to your doctor about this.
Or even better you can scrap benzos completely and go for either Zopiclone or Zimovane, these both work just as well for sleep and you will probably only need small doses to get you off. They are much less addictive and cause less problems than benzos (which you would get for a shorter time for sleep purposes anyway due to dependance).
Go back to your doctor if the Temazepam aren't working, I'd bet you'd be better on one of the new sleeping aids Zopiclone/Zimovane. They are just as effective and don't have particularly long half-lifes so wont leave you feeling groggy the next day. Diazepam makes me feel groggy the next day now even though I used to wake up feeling fresh as a daisy on them.
Good luck. Insomnia is quite terrible at times although pretty easily treated short term.
Zopiclone i have used and found it less effective to what i mentioned with the tamazepam.
I have been on soooo many pills
diazepam and temazepam unfortunately tend to be very addictive. I could die because of the amount I take and seriously thats not a joke.
If i were you, i'd try some herbal remedy you dont want to be in the situation i am and docters will only throw pills at you.
If theres an underlying problem to your not being able to sleep, maybe being refered to a counceller would be a better option
Why do people find it so hard to believe that human physiology has evolved to cope strategically with arising conditions?
If you tire yourself out, you will sleep better, there are innumerable studies to back this, apart from the fact that it makes sense. Do the gym if you want, if not try to find a sport you enjoy, avoid alcohol and caffiene immediately before bed and give it a go.
and a warm bubble bath and a mug of horlicks
I'd agree with that, Zopiclone is much better than the benzo's for insomnia, no hang over and no risk of physical addiction.
However, chemical treatments should only ever be used in the short term.
Ive never had no shitty effects from Temaz or Diazepam. 5mg diaz does nothing for me.
Question: If Temazepam is less potent than Diazepam, why is it more likely to be abused/stolen? Its kept in controlled drug safes in pharmacies, why?
5mg of diazepam does nothing for me i take between 10/15mg three times a day.
The reason why it is controlled is because it is highly addictive, can be dangerous and people abuse it because of the effects it can cause. When i first took 2mg it did nothing, went to five, it felt like i was drunk, had the giggles and couldn't walk straight because it relaxes your muscles. I have had loads of people asking to buy it from me, but i wont, i need it myself and i'm not going into illegal dealings.
Its the temazepam im on about, thats what is kept with controlled drugs.
Even Temazepam isnt officially a controlled drug, but its kept with them.Which is why i asked why, because someone said its less potent than diaz.
Diazepan is a fucking controlled drug. I have been taking it since xmas and i should only have taken it for up to 3 months but i got addicted.
And temazepam is the same. i know for a fact i've been on and off pills for 6 years so go and get your facts straight o.k
http://www.medicinenet.com/diazepam/article.htm
http://www.drugs.com/diazepam.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682047.html
http://www.medhelp.org/HealthTopics/Valium.html
Read away... tons of info
I think it is more widely abused because it is (or was) more widely prescribed.
Drugscope have some good information on tranquilizers, of which Diazepam and Temazepam are examples. This is what they have to say about their legal status (taken from the link above)
Also, to clear up any confusion, (emphasis mine)
Good, that's that cleared up.
One of great things about the boards is that you get to share your experiences with others, and are helped by knowing what other users have done/seen/felt. A word of caution when you talk about drugs though - everyone has the potential to react in a different way, depending on their motivation for taking them, their state of mind, their health, the environment and about a million other factors. That goes for legal and illegal drugs.
So while they are useful to hear about, other peoples experience may bear no relation to you. Dosages are a perfect example of this. Weight, gender, genetic factors, previous history of drug use, andstate of mind all have an effect on how large a dosage of any given drug will be effective. It also varies from day to day with the same person.
Therefore, if you don't think what you are using is working, or you have concerns about how it is working or what it may do in the future, you need to have a conversation with a health professional, preferably your GP - there are always options. And give them as much information to go on as possible, it has to be a two way thing. At the very least, calling NHS direct is an option. If you start playing with your dosage or stop altogether you could make things a lot worse.
Also keep in mind that things like tranquilisers are often prescribed for conditions to enable you to get to the point where you are able to deal with the underlying causes of your problem, as a bit of a leg up. They won't fix the problem, you still have to work at sorting it out yourself.
Benzo's are Class C under the Misuse of Drugs Act if you don't have a prescription for them.
sorry for getting heated but I knew they were controlled and people really should read up before posting if you do not know about the subject
READ UP????????
I work in a fucking pharmacy. I dispense bloody diazepam/temazepam.
For legal prescribing and dispensing ITS NOT A FUCKING CONTROLLED DRUG.
CD's have to be specially signed for on delivery by pharmacist only.
The exact amount is recorded in a CD register on receipt and on dispensing.
Theyre kept in a locked safe.
Prescriptions are marked 'controlled drug!!'
That includes the likes of Morphine, Pethidine, Oxycodone, Methadone, Ritalin/Concerta, Fentanyl patches etc.
Diazepam for fucks sake gets chucked on the shelf with the likes of aspirin, along with any benzo's(nitrazepam, oxazepam) except temazepam.
Now that ladyjane posted that i can assume that temazepam is locked in the safe because its favoured by drug addicts.
GSL-anything
P- Pharmacy medicine(e.g, co-codamol)
POM- Prescription Only (e.g, diazepam)
POM CD- controlled drug (e.g morphine sulphate)
But the thing is i do actually KNOW, because its my job.