Posted by jerrympls on June 29, 2004, at 22:42:26
In reply to are barbiturates still in use?, posted by 1980Monroe on June 27, 2004, at 18:50:24
> Since the major outbreak of benzodiazepines back in the 1960's barbitues were were considered obselete.
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> I NEVER hear of them being used of them in practice, that i know of.
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> When do they ever use them, anyways since there old technology.I'm a "hard-core insomniac" and had tried EVERYTHING for sleep (this was about 7 years ago) and was in a town without a psych ward. I went to my family doc and said - please put me in the hospital and knock me out! I just want to sleep! So, he finally put me on Nembutal (like Seconal) and explained that tolerance grows rapidly and that it would only work for a month.
Well, it worked for 2 months and was the BEST sleep I have EVER gotten. EVER. I felt so rested and energetic the next day it was so great. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get my current pdoc to prescribe it during bad insomnia times cause she's too scared of it. Barbituates aren't really bad - unless you take a handful off them. She keeps making the excuse - "It will interrupt your breathing at night and we don't want that." Even after I repeatedly told her that I've been on it without problems.Oh well. Good luck.
Jerry
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