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Posted by halcyondaze on February 20, 2007, at 15:55:03
I've been taking Halcion for about a month at 0.5 mg. I started to notice tolerance developing: at first, I'd have these early morning wakenings a couple of times a week and then the drug just stopped putting me to sleep so I'd have to take more of it.
My doctor and I came up with a solution: on the nights that I don't have to wake up early, I will take Ambien at 10 mg, and the other nights I will take Halcion at 0.5 mg. Since there's no cross-tolerance between Ambien and Halcion, this makes it a good combination by keeping my benzo tolerance low while still allowing for consistent sleep. So about four days out of the week I will be taking Halcion and I will be taking Ambien on the remaining three. I'll keep you all updated, but so far it seems to be working out.
Posted by yxibow on February 20, 2007, at 20:14:50
In reply to My solution re: tolerance to benzos for sleep, posted by halcyondaze on February 20, 2007, at 15:55:03
> I've been taking Halcion for about a month at 0.5 mg. I started to notice tolerance developing: at first, I'd have these early morning wakenings a couple of times a week and then the drug just stopped putting me to sleep so I'd have to take more of it.
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> My doctor and I came up with a solution: on the nights that I don't have to wake up early, I will take Ambien at 10 mg, and the other nights I will take Halcion at 0.5 mg. Since there's no cross-tolerance between Ambien and Halcion, this makes it a good combination by keeping my benzo tolerance low while still allowing for consistent sleep. So about four days out of the week I will be taking Halcion and I will be taking Ambien on the remaining three. I'll keep you all updated, but so far it seems to be working out.
Sounds like a plan -- there is crosstolerance though between any benzodiazepine and a pseudobenzodiazepine like Ambien. The two don't work quite in the same way but they do touch GABA-BZ. But alternating may affect that crosstolerance somewhat, so sounds good.And a pleasant sleep
-- Jay
Posted by Phillipa on February 20, 2007, at 21:19:49
In reply to Re: My solution re: tolerance to benzos for sleep » halcyondaze, posted by yxibow on February 20, 2007, at 20:14:50
Jay strange as I didn't take lunesta night before last with the valium and xanax and last night did and slept less? Love Phillipa
Posted by yxibow on February 20, 2007, at 22:11:49
In reply to Re: My solution re: tolerance to benzos for sleep » yxibow, posted by Phillipa on February 20, 2007, at 21:19:49
> Jay strange as I didn't take lunesta night before last with the valium and xanax and last night did and slept less? Love Phillipa
Perhaps you interrupted the continuity of sleep that Lunesta was providing. Alternately stopping and then starting a sleep aid or switching sleep aids can make for a few jerky bumpy nights. This is normal.
Posted by kelv on February 20, 2007, at 23:23:34
In reply to Re: My solution re: tolerance to benzos for sleep » Phillipa, posted by yxibow on February 20, 2007, at 22:11:49
> > Jay strange as I didn't take lunesta night before last with the valium and xanax and last night did and slept less? Love Phillipa
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> Perhaps you interrupted the continuity of sleep that Lunesta was providing. Alternately stopping and then starting a sleep aid or switching sleep aids can make for a few jerky bumpy nights. This is normal.
How long were you taking Lunestra? Zopliclone stopped working for me after a few weeks. You take Valium+Xanax for sleep?A nightcap+Xanax i find = 1+1=3, potentiation i guess
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