Posted by Paulbwell on February 6, 2006, at 4:03:14
In reply to Re: Sleep troubles!-Barbiyurates? Seconal Tuinal? » Paulbwell, posted by yxibow on February 6, 2006, at 2:55:14
> > I'v been having having sleep troubles lately, even 20-30mgs Valium+a few Vodkas won't solve for long )maybe a few hours) so..
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> DO NOT take benzodiazepines, no matter how many mgs or varieties with any alcohol as a chacer. That accentuates the benzodiazepine tendency to depress the lung and can kill. I know, I take far, far more Valium than you do, and I wait a period of time before consuming any alcohol. I can't believe I'm even typing this sentence.
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> Barbiturates are incredibly dangerous if you're doing the above phenomenon. Instead of being in a hospital with an IV from benzos, you'd have an epitaph. Barbiturates + alcohol = death. I also can't believe I'm typing this sentence.
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> The best medications for sleep are the ones designed especially for them, namely Ambien/Ambien CR and Lunesta, and can be taken for long periods of time. I know, I'm an insomniac, I take Ambien at 15-20mg. You would probably need Lunesta at its maximum of 3mg.
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> The only benzodiazepine I would recommend, and it doesn't give good REM sleep like the pseudobenzodiazepines I mentioned, is Restoril. And one can become accustomed to it far too easily .
Thanks for your somewhat disagreeable post!I wonder how much Valium you take, i was last week given double the PcDoc scripted dose by my friendly Pharmacist:)
I have combined Alcohol with Diazepam, Clonazepam, Alprazolam, before, and had no probs, in fact it potentiates the Valium, allowing me to take a lower dose!
I have NEVER taken a Barbiturate, but from what i have read you have to take, like 30 Nembutals, 50 Seconals, 70+ Amytals to do you know what. This is of course without Ethanol.
Cheers
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