restoril?

[needZZ's!]

Hi

I just went to see a specialist doctor about my chronic insomnia, and he said I just need to get into a better sleep pattern. He pescribed Restoril for me for 2 weeks. I tried it last night and hardly worked at all- I did not feel any different for a while after taking it and after a couple of hours in bed (like 4 hrs) I just started feelig a little spaced out and mellow, but that was it. It did not put me to sleep. I don't know if it has anything to with with the fact that I used Ambien every night for a year (i had to stop it because it stopped working_) but I haven'tused Ambien for 5 months.

Anyway, anyone else think restoril is ineffective? Or should I give it another chance (would it work better after a couple night's usage?) At this moment it would be very good to get some decent sleep even if its just 2 weeks with a pill (one that is not ambien).

Oh, yes, for the others that say ambien makes you tolerant and dependant after longer usage, I agree. Pity.

KS

[chb74]

The doctors tried the Restoril on me and it worked for maybe a week after that it was like I was not taking anything. You want to stay away from the benzo's like ambien and lunesta. If you go through all of the topics on this message boards you will read the reasons why good luck though it took me a while and alot of doctors to finally find one that really listened to me and found something for me that has changed my life around.

[ZZzzZZss]

Restoril is Temazepam, a standard Benzo with a short half life and hypnotic properties. It comes in 7.5/15 and 30mg. Its mechanism overlaps Ambien so if the long term tolerance to Ambien has yet to recede (protracted insomnia) then its just like the Ambien but worse since its a non-selective Benzo. If you have developed tolerance to the z-drug Ambien then you have it to Benzos for sleep also so you need a non nenzo or z-drug approach to get that tolerance to recede. You are not alone

[needZZ's!]

I was under the impression that the restoril would override my existing ambien tolerance becase it is a ‘stronger’ or more 'potent' sleep med, because it is a true benzo. I guess I was hoping it was a stronger med. I do also realise that if it were stronger and did work, if I continued using it it would just go down the same route of tolerance and addiction, and possibly be even worse considering it is a true benzo, but i was not intending to use it for longer than the 2 weeks anyway. Heck, is 2 weeks of relief too much to ask!?

ZZzz, what do you mean when you say its just like the Ambien but worse since its a 'non-selective' Benzo. Would this mean it is more effective or less effective as a sleep med overall than ambien?

[ZZzzZZss]