Posted by yxibow on February 6, 2006, at 2:55:14
In reply to Sleep troubles!-Barbiyurates? Seconal Tuinal? Amy?, posted by Paulbwell on February 6, 2006, at 2:32:59
> I'v been having having sleep troubles lately, even 20-30mgs Valium+a few Vodkas won't solve for long )maybe a few hours) so..
DO NOT take benzodiazepines, no matter how many mgs or varieties with any alcohol as a chacer. That accentuates the benzodiazepine tendency to depress the lung and can kill. I know, I take far, far more Valium than you do, and I wait a period of time before consuming any alcohol. I can't believe I'm even typing this sentence.
Barbiturates are incredibly dangerous if you're doing the above phenomenon. Instead of being in a hospital with an IV from benzos, you'd have an epitaph. Barbiturates + alcohol = death. I also can't believe I'm typing this sentence.
The best medications for sleep are the ones designed especially for them, namely Ambien/Ambien CR and Lunesta, and can be taken for long periods of time. I know, I'm an insomniac, I take Ambien at 15-20mg. You would probably need Lunesta at its maximum of 3mg.
The only benzodiazepine I would recommend, and it doesn't give good REM sleep like the pseudobenzodiazepines I mentioned, is Restoril. And one can become accustomed to it far too easily .
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