Posted by 3 Beer Effect on May 16, 2002, at 1:03:23
In reply to Re: Klonopin....does it matter when you take it? » 3 Beer Effect, posted by Hattree on May 15, 2002, at 9:26:00
3BE...I sometimes take Triazolam at bedtime but tend to wake up depressed...any reason to think Klonopin would be different? ------
Yes, Klonopin would be worse because it has a much longer duration of action & 1/2 life than Triazolam. You might want to try Ambien or Sonata instead. But, Triazolam clears from the body fast, roughly similar to Ambien, so you may or might not have the same result- not sure. It sounds like you just might have a case of the classic "sleeping pill hangover."
Sonata clears very fast, like 3 hours I think, so it might work, but I take it right now & at 10 mg it doesn't work very well- not very powerful (Benadryl 50 mg puts me to sleep atleast the same or better). 20 mg Ambien might be better for many people, especially since only 30% of Sonata reaches the brain, the rest is destroyed by presystemic metabolism.
Xanax is the only benzo with real anti-depressant properties, but I don't know if it is sedating enough to put you to sleep. You might want to check into it, I don't know that much about Xanax.
It doesn't last that long, so if you did take it to sleep it would wear off/clear from your system before you wake up which is the main advantage of the hypnotics Ambien, Sonata, AND TRIAZOLAM (HALCION).3 Beers......
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