Posted by ikikass on June 21, 2006, at 13:36:02
In reply to Help with my chronic Insomnia if ya could please?, posted by FrequentFryer on June 20, 2006, at 23:09:23
Hi there - I too suffer from an incurable life-long sleeping disorder and have tried many things over the years, all of the natural and healthy stuff (exercising, chamomile tea, routine setting etc.) as well as a few meds.
Surmontil sucked *ss, took hours to kick in then left me with a hangover so bad I had to call in sick to work many times.
Last year while on stress leave I tried Restoril (Temazepam) and it knocked me out, literally. I actually had bruises on my body from taking it in the bathroom and they trying to walk through the house and getting into bed. The sedative effects were doubly compounded if I had even had one glass of wine with in 4 hours of taking it, so it's pretty strong. That being said, it still left me with same "body encased in concrete" hangover, so it was hard to function taking it once I started going back to work as far as getting ready in the morning and driving safely. Because of it's strength, it could be also quite habit forming, so I only took it when I was mega stressed an knew I would not sleep a wink or if the sun was comming up and I still hadn't slept.
Hope this helps, I know how much sleeping disorders suck!
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