Posted by King Vultan on August 5, 2004, at 19:35:32
In reply to My pdoc says Valium Halcion are the same thing!, posted by jerrympls on August 4, 2004, at 23:36:08
What he's saying is ridiculous, as some of the benzos are clearly more skewed toward sleep (e.g. Halcion, Restoril) than anxiety (Librium would be a good example). Valium is both sedative and anxiolytic, but my book "Psychotropic Drugs" gives it xxx for anxiety and xx for sleep. OTOH, Halcion is listed as x for anxiety and xxx for sleep. The two drugs also have drastically different half lives, with Halcion at 1.5-5 hours and Valium at 20-80 hours. There's little doubt that Halcion is a far superior sleep aid, particularly in situations where a person has problems falling asleep (as opposed to maintaining sleep, where Restoril may be a better choice).
Todd
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