Posted by Larry Hoover on July 13, 2003, at 6:53:07
In reply to HALCION-Questions..........Please help if possible, posted by galkeepinon on July 13, 2003, at 0:53:22
> Hi, I wanted to see if anyone has ever taken Halcion (Triazolam)??? I was given it in the hospital in May and my psychiatrist then was a little leary about giving it to me, but I was having a terrible time sleeping-terrible. She gave me a prescription when I went home and I have been leary of taking it ever since. However, I haven't been sleeping very good at all and was thinking about taking one tonight.
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> I would really like to know if anyone has been on this medication and how they did on it, if they have been on it for an extended period of time, or if anyone has heard anything good or bad or indifferent about it?
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> Thank you so much in advance,
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> GalI don't think I've taken than particular benzo for sleep, but I take benzos for sleep *every* night. Apart from a period of time where I did a trial of Remeron, I've been using benzos to get to sleep for years now. The one I use is Restoril (temazepam), but from the research I've done, the difference is probably pretty slight. You may have a slight hangover effect (residual dopiness) in the morning, but you get over it quickly, especially if you just decide to get active.
There is a slight reduction in dreaming on benzos for sleep, but that might be a good thing for some people.
I've been steadily improving in emotional strength, resiliency, and cognitive functioning ever since I started using the benzo, because good restorative sleep is a key component of my well-being. It just took me years to get my doctors to take my complaints of insomnia seriously enough to get them to enter "benzo-land" with me. I really don't understand why the medical establishment has demonized benzos. What should I do, return to alcohol abuse instead?
Just my opinionated concluding my remarks,
Lar
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