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Re: Best Benzo for Sleep / Qualitative Differences? » fachad

Posted by jay on March 1, 2002, at 0:50:33

In reply to Best Benzo for Sleep / Qualitative Differences?, posted by fachad on February 28, 2002, at 14:58:20

> I have been taking Ambien for sleep for about a year. It is very expensive, and my insomnia is SSRI (Prozac) induced early morning awakenings, so Ambien, being short acting, is not really very effective.
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> So today I asked my pdoc if it would be OK to take a regular, cheap, generic benzo. He agreed and asked me if I had a preference for which one.
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> I've never taken any before, so I did not know what to say. He started to give me lorazepam, but I asked if I could have temazapem instead. I had heard that lorezepam was more addicting. He gave me 15mg/day of temezapam.
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> Anyway, next month he'll either refill the temazapam or give me something different.
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> Are there any qualitative differences between benzos like there are between SSRIs or are they all pretty much the same? (I know about the half life and active metabolites considerations).
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> Is temezapam the best choice, given that my insomnia is more a problem with staying asleep than falling asleep?
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> What are other good benzos to consider for insomnia?

I would go with temazepam, but if you can, go up to 30 mg's if needed. I don't know if your pdoc will go along with it, but I have found it better than *any* benzo for sleep out there. You could even combine say 15mg's of temazepam, and the ativan.

Good luck...

Jay


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