Posted by Ctemene on January 23, 2007, at 16:53:25
In reply to Specific drugs - any experiences?, posted by halcyondaze on January 20, 2007, at 12:05:52
> I've been examining abuse liability of various drugs in the literature and have come up with a list of possibilities w/ a lower or similar abuse liability as Ambien. Any experiences with the following for sleep initiation and maintenance?
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> 1) Triazolam (Halcion)I use low dose Triazolam for sleep. It is very effective and has the advantage that it does not make me dopey the next morning. I suggested it to my pdoc because I had noticed that it has a shorter half-life than alprazolam, which I had been taking to get to sleep. My pdoc agreed to let me try it, but he also warned me that there were a lot of stories about people who had problems with triazolam. So far I have not had problems, but, as always, YMMV.
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> 2) Flurazepam (Dalmane)
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> 3) Estazolam (ProSom)
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> 4) Oxazepam (Serax)
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> 5) Zopiclone (Imovane - is this available in the US? It's the precursor to the isomer of Lunesta)
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> 6) Quazepam (Doral)
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> OR ... I was thinking of switching from Parnate to Nardil. How long do I have to wash out before I can go from one MAOI to another?
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> THANK YOU ALL.
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> P.S. As far as the name, "halcyon" (not in the drug sense) is one of my favorite words, and "halcyon daze" is a play on "halcyon days".
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