[detour1]

Hi ,i take lunesta as needed for sleep ,once a week and sometimes it works and sometimes it does not work ,i have an appoiment on November 1 ,and i would like to know which is more better for sleep ,all thought the night and fall asleep quicker and what is cheaper

[ofthevalley]

I've never taken lunesta but I take ambien every night and it still works. I have insurance but it only costs me a $1 something so it must be cheap.

Ambien didn't make me sleep, but my experiences to the side, it has a very short halflife (2 hours according to benzo.org.uk : Benzodiazepine Equivalence Table ) which means it helps you fall asleep but not stay asleep.
Temazepam really made me sleep, but the night would turn into one continuous nightmare. I have a lot of nightmares anyway (I have PTSD) but without meds I wake from them. With temazepam, I wouldn't.

[detour1]

Originally Posted by Breadfish

Ambien didn't make me sleep, but my experiences to the side, it has a very short halflife (2 hours according to benzo.org.uk : Benzodiazepine Equivalence Table ) which means it helps you fall asleep but not stay asleep.
Temazepam really made me sleep, but the night would turn into one continuous nightmare. I have a lot of nightmares anyway (I have PTSD) but without meds I wake from them. With temazepam, I wouldn't.

Hi then the teazepam is probably a better choice then but i took cloanplam before for my axneity and i bult up tolerant ,the cloanplam does not even work anymore ,will i have the same problem wit temazepam

It's generally advised not to take benzos for sleep every night, so as not to build up a tolerance, and if you do take them every night, not for longer than about 2 weeks.

[detour1]

Originally Posted by Breadfish

It's generally advised not to take benzos for sleep every night, so as not to build up a tolerance, and if you do take them every night, not for longer than about 2 weeks.

i was trying to say that i built up a tolerance for the cloanplame if i get a rx for the temazepam will it not work ,even if i took the cloanaplazem a while back ,i have lunesta and i only take it once a week ,the most i took it was twice a week ,because i woke up in the middle of the night

[WildcatVet]

I would try Ambien first. If it doesn't work you have other options. Restoril is a benzodiazepine and because it's habituating/addictive should only be used as needed for no longer than 4-6 weeks. Many doctors will no longer prescribe benzos and are weaning long term users off them because they can cause mental and physical effects such as depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and memory loss.

[detour1]

Originally Posted by WildcatVet

I would try Ambien first. If it doesn't work you have other options. Restoril is a benzodiazepine and because it's habituating/addictive should only be used as needed for no longer than 4-6 weeks. Many doctors will no longer prescribe benzos and are weaning long term users off them because they can cause mental and physical effects such as depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and memory loss.

Hi i thought ambein was habiting formatting as well ? but does it have a long half life ?

[Deejay14]

Originally Posted by detour1

Hi i thought ambein was habiting formatting as well ? but does it have a long half life ?

Half life is 2-3 hours.

[hopealwayz]

I take Ambien every night and it works well for me.

[greentires4me]

Well there is zopiclone that's like a half life sleeping pill it comes in 5mg and 7.5mg I believe at least it did when I took it. But I take trazodone now for sleep I used to be on temazepam it worked for awhile but then stopped working

[Guiness187055]

I took temazepam for about a year it worked until it didn't. I prefer a hefty dosage of clonazepam for sleep.

[Misterpain]

Originally Posted by Guiness187055

I took temazepam for about a year it worked until it didn't. I prefer a hefty dosage of clonazepam for sleep.

I have taken temazepam nightly for most
Of the last 35 years, I am currently taking 45 mg anytime it stops working I take Dalmane( flurazepam) for about 2 weeks and then switch back.so tolerance yes it happens but is very easy to reset your body.

[sonjaward809]

I would be cautious with Ambien .. I had a horrible experience! I fell asleep then woke up in the hospital strapped down and I don't remember anything after falling asleep but apparently I threw up all over the place then passed back out. My grandma called the ambulance to come get me .. they thought I was (trigger) trying to attempt suicide again (trigger). But I wasn't, I was just trying to get some sleep since I have insomnia. I had only taken it twice when this happened and I never took it again, nor will I ever. I'm very hesitant about taking sleeping pills now.

[detour1]

Originally Posted by sonjaward809

I would be cautious with Ambien .. I had a horrible experience! I fell asleep then woke up in the hospital strapped down and I don't remember anything after falling asleep but apparently I threw up all over the place then passed back out. My grandma called the ambulance to come get me .. they thought I was (trigger) trying to attempt suicide again (trigger). But I wasn't, I was just trying to get some sleep since I have insomnia. I had only taken it twice when this happened and I never took it again, nor will I ever. I'm very hesitant about taking sleeping pills now.

Hi ,that does sound scary ,what are other options do you use in instead