Posted by yxibow on June 18, 2006, at 20:54:09
In reply to Re: You CAN wean off of benzodiazpines (Atavan Xan » yxibow, posted by heaven help me on June 18, 2006, at 18:50:29
> OK, I am totally confused now. I take Restoril (30mg Temazepam) and am wondering if alcohol, about 4 hours BEFORE that Restoirl, is a bad idea. I don't know how Restoril compares to Valium or Klonopin if at all. So, yxibow, can you help me figure this out?
> Thanks!
> blessings
> maryRestoril is a metabolite of Valium. 30mg Temazepam is not particularly much as an anxiolytic but Temazepam works more on the sedative-hypnotic side of the BZ (benzodiazepine) receptor. So while its probably harmless, I wouldnt down restoril with a shot of tequila. That said, a glass of wine which a lot of people have every now and then in the evening 4 hours before Restoril is going to be out of your system way before that.
But what was mentioned -- if you are using alcohol as a sedative and not just for the taste of it (there's nothing wrong with either in moderation, I mean its man's oldest vice and the other one you can figure out) what was mentioned was that it is probably cleaner for your system to have a little more Valium instead as the downside of alcohol is the depression some feel after. But an occasional glass of something, it would be for me like the pot calling the kettle black.
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