@mastermind2
to add to my post #16 today, since 1997, my Psychiatrist, has also prescribed me from Jan 2000 to Jan of 2009, Trazodone 150mg
Divid a dose, generic by Pliva Pharma, a consistently popular anti depressant, in the USA, MD's like to prescribe because it is not a
controlled substance. yes, it put me to sleep for 7 to 9 hours, dose dependant, but I hated the next day hangovers, + it eventually
aggravated my DX of Periodontal Disease, a gum disease, that has required, two surgeries, in the past 20 years, to save all of my
natural teeth. Trazodone drys out the mouth, and taken over the years, my Perio dental surgeons, do not like this medicine for their
patients.
I switched to Pfizer Halcion, for three years, and, due to tolerance, it worked as a miracle drug at first for insomnia, but, by the
3rd year, my tolerance of 2 x 0.25mg of Triazolam built up to 8 tabs, taken 4 x 0.25 mg at bedtime, and a redose, when I would wake
up exactly 4 hours later, for a 2nd dose of 4 x 0.25mg of triazolam. I tapered down slowly, and, gave up on the expensive Pfizer
Halcion, a very rarely dispensed hypnotic in the USA. (and expensive, even, the one generic version).
In the year 2014, I obtained, by a face to face M.D while on vacation in Puerto Vallarta Mexico, 90 x 10mg of Roche Valium, and that
worked great, for perhaps 4 to 6 weeks, but I only get a 2 week vacation once per year. I also tried, a face to face MD in 2015, one
year later, for 60 x 10mg of generic Roche Valium, from a 2 week vacation in St. Maartin, Dutch West Indies,
but, that is only a temporary fix, as, I live in the USA, and, my Psychiatrist, and, most MD's in the USA, are
very anti benzo, for more than 4 to 6 weeks of use.
I have resorted to Cannabis, which, works great for me this year, but it is extremely a HTF drug, in the SE
USA. It is legal statewise in 23 states, but no state, within 600 miles + offers medical MJ from where I live.
It is extremely difficult to obtain quality cannabis, in the SE USA, in my social circles, thus, I only get it
like once per year, like one or two ounces per year !!! It is great IMHO for the stimulant comedown.
I have recently resorted to 15% alcohol, in the form of pricey red wine, and, I am not sure it helps me
very much. I use it when I have no Cannabis, or am taking a break from legally prescribed Zolpidem
(Ambien/Stillnox)
