Posted by yxibow on February 17, 2007, at 2:26:59
In reply to Re: Is Xanax the most potent benzodiapine in the U » yxibow, posted by Phillipa on February 16, 2007, at 23:01:09
> That's what I need. Love Phillipa ps I really don't think I ever took it is it stronger than the two sequenols the OB-GYN gave me in false labor in l973? They didn't put me to sleep.
Well you'll have some cross-tolerance with Valium but the last time I took Dalmane I can safely say it was positively flattening. As they say your miles may vary. Definately far more "suck in" potential than Restoril. Sleep doesn't actually reach its peak for several days after its use because of its long half life, and thus abrupt discontinuation can cause insomnia withdrawal.
In general though, benzodiazepine sleep aids (Restoril, Dalmane, Halcion, Rohypnol [in parts of Europe]) work for a more short term solution than pseudobenzodiazepine sleep aids such as Lunesta and Ambien CR (and by proxy I suppose Ambien as well) which have been studied in long term trials. Habituation can occur more easily than with say, Lunesta, which of course can still cause habituation eventually.
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