Posted by SLS on January 29, 2009, at 7:16:26
In reply to Re: Let's make a list of hypnotics - sleep medicat, posted by Elanor Roosevelt on January 28, 2009, at 23:25:46
Thanks for the feedback.
Halcion (triazolam) is easily the most potent hypnotic I know of in terms of sleep onset. However, its half-life is only 3 hours, and many people experience rebound awakenings. I combined it with a longer-acting drug like Ativan (lorazepam) or Restoril (temazepam) to prevent this from happening and let me sleep through the night. Restoril is really best suited for sleep maintenance. Ativan can both reduce the onset of sleep and maintain sleep.
- Scott
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