Posted by SLS on January 22, 2012, at 17:42:16
In reply to Re: Poll - How do you treat insomnia? » SLS, posted by tensor on January 22, 2012, at 16:39:59
> Funny enough, I was gonna post here now about Halcion. So here I go, is Halcion (at 0.5mg) more effective for initial insomnia than the Z-drugs?
Halcion (triazolam) is the most potent of the benzodiazepines at producing sleep induction. I find Sonata (zaleplon) to be less helpful, but may still be worth a try. With Halcion, rebound awakenings can occur because the drug has such a short half-life. If this is not a problem for you, then you probably won't need a second hypnotic. I needed Ativan (lorazepam) with its medium half-life to keep me asleep. By itself, Ativan did not do the job. You can use Restoril instead of Ativan. Halcion can sometimes produce amnesia, in much the same way as can Ambien (zolpidem). Less frequently, behavioral disinhibition can occur.
For me, Halcion was a very clean drug. I didn't have a single side effect. I was able to discontinue it using a taper. I guess if it were necessary, you could use Ativan to help with this.
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