Benzos Temazepam

[OnCloud9]

Hey everyone, - Happy Holidays!

I have acquired 30 mg temazepam capsules and I usually take 1-2 mg of clonazepam to feel really relaxed.

I have not taken this benzo-hypnotic before but I have tried zopiclone before.

Should I take the full 30? Also is it safe to take dexedrine while on this? I'll most likely go for a bike ride in subzero temps so I'll need dex to wake me up.

Thanks

 

[Captain.Heroin]

Yeah you should take the whole 30mg.

I would normally use 0.5mg alprazolam (which is roughly equipotent to clonazepam), and I would only use 15mg of temazepam at a time.

Yes it is safe to use dexedrine with temazepam.

 

[shreddedlettuce]

Are you talking about taking the temazepam during the day?

 

[cook]

Temazepam is great for daytime use, it's nothing like the z-drugs which are not suitable for daytime use at all. Your dosage is good.

 

[shreddedlettuce]

Temazepam is great for daytime use.

No it is not.

The drug itself is not dangerous (at that 30mg dose), it is what you are busy doing while on temazepam that is the problem.
Temazepam is a strong hypnotic sedative prescribed for insomnia and/or nightime anxiety.

PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT DURING THE DAY.

cook, please don't give out information that can cause harm.

If you are saying that z-drugs are not suitable for daytime use, then temazepam is DEFINATELY not suitable either. It is a much stronger hypnotic than the z-drugs.

I actually can't believe you would write something like that.

 

[cook]

No it is not.

cook, please don't give out information that can cause harm.

In my country temazepam is approved for use and used in anxiety 10-30mgs/3xday. It's nothing more than a regular benzo with hypnotic features which all benzos have anyway.

 

[shreddedlettuce]

INDICATIONS:
1. NORMISON (temazepam) is indicated for use as a hypnotic or night-time sedative in adults. The prolonged administration of NORMISON (temazepam) is not recommended.
2. NORMISON (temazepam) is indicated for the use as a premedicant taken 30 - 60 minutes prior to surgical or other procedures.

DOSAGE AND DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
The recommended adult dose in 10 mg to 30 mg thirty minutes before retiring.
For use as a premedicant, the recommended adult dose is 20 mg to 30 mg thirty to sixty minutes prior to surgical or other procedures.

SOURCE

 

[cook]

The indications depend on the country and the system, just because it isn't indicated in your country doesn't mean it cannot be used for daytime anxiety. I have used it for a long time in that purpose because I was prescribed for it 3xday, and i'm telling it's no different than the other benzos.

 

[T. Calderone]

I understand what you're saying cook. I was prescribed temazepam for sleep 30 mg. The tricky part with this drug is getting past that level where you're ready to go to sleep. But I had put it off a while because maybe I took it too soon. I've done this a few times. Once you're past that plateau, suddenly start feeling buzzed as hell in a good way. I do not condone the abuse of this drug as I did it accidently. It's not as hypnotic as the z sleep pills but people should be careful while using temazepam. Follow the pharmacy instructions which means do not try to drive or operate heavy machinery (or go shopping with the credit card... lol)

 

[cook]

You'll black out with any benzo if you take enough, that's the real danger with temazepam also. I never found temazepam good for sleeping, I mean the z-drugs do better job on that and if you need long acting stuff temazepam ain't that either. Off topic, but nitrazepam is the best benzo for sleeping while z-drugs being most recreational and addictive, temazepam is just average gear in every sense. imo

 

[Captain.Heroin]

If you are going to take temazepam for anxiety, it's definitely a good idea to take a lot less than 30mg. I'd start with 7.5mg if you intend on staying awake on it.

You should NOT take temazepam and then drive or operate heavy machinery.

I know people who tell me that it's great for daytime anxiety at the right dosage (a much smaller one compared to a proper hypnotic dosage), but I only use temazepam for the night time personally. I would personally have to advise you save it for the night time/passing out. It's a lot more euphoric when used for that.

 

[cook]

It seems that most benzos are more euphoric when taken at night/evening time, I wonder why is that? I remember using temazepam daytime and it felt just very boring like all of them do, but at night it's a different story.

 

[goonbag]

No it is not.

The drug itself is not dangerous (at that 30mg dose), it is what you are busy doing while on temazepam that is the problem.
Temazepam is a strong hypnotic sedative prescribed for insomnia and/or nightime anxiety.

PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT DURING THE DAY.

cook, please don't give out information that can cause harm.

If you are saying that z-drugs are not suitable for daytime use, then temazepam is DEFINATELY not suitable either. It is a much stronger hypnotic than the z-drugs.

I actually can't believe you would write something like that.

I can't believe a moderator would write something like that ! Temazepam, a strong hypnotic sedative? are you for real! You can quote sources all day but don't spread misinformation. 30mg of a Z drug is way more than 30mg of temazepam8( The op is using clonazepam I would equal 30mg temazepam to 1mg clonazepam and don't come back at me with charts or supposed conversion tables, the op has experience

 

[tricomb]

I can't believe a moderator would write something like that ! Temazepam, a strong hypnotic sedative? are you for real! You can quote sources all day but don't spread misinformation. 30mg of a Z drug is way more than 30mg of temazepam8( The op is using clonazepam I would equal 30mg temazepam to 1mg clonazepam and don't come back at me with charts or supposed conversion tables, the op has experience

You "equal" 30mg temazepam to 1mg clonazepam, and then talk about spreading misinformation?
Let's clear up a few things....

1) 20mg temazepam = 0.5mg clonazepam = 0.5mg alprazolam = 10mg diazepam = 1mg lorazepam

2) Equivalency charts are not based on users subjective experiences.... Everyone reacts differently, YMMV. Equivalency charts are based on scientific data.

3) Temazepam is indeed a strong hypnotic benzodiazepine, I have no idea why you're questioning this. Temazepam is prescribed for anxiety in some countries but it is not common. This is undoubtedly due to it's signature anxiolytic and anticonvulsant properties.

4) It's primarily used as a hypnotic worldwide, of course the prescribing practices vary country by country, state by state, doctor by doctor. Temazepam is usually used as second or third line of treatment after weaker hypnotics (like z-drugs) fail. In some countries, temazepam is the first line of treatment for insomnia.

According to the following commonly accepted equivalency chart, zolpidem and temazepam are equipotent milligram by milligram. From my own experiences I can say that 30mg temazepam is MUCH better and would seem to be many times more potent than 30mg zolpidem. Zolpidem and other z-drugs are ineffective, dangerous, and in my opinion, lack a lot of their advertised therapeutic value. Zolpidem does not give me any hypnotic effect no matter how high the dose, just a bunch of shitty side effects.

Everyone reacts differently to drugs, that doesn't make the equivalency charts wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...diazepine_half-life_and_equivalent_dose_table

 

[paranoid android]

You shouldn't drive on any benzo unless you are used to it. But some benzos are more suitable for hypnotic use then others. I find temazepam to be more sedating and overall calming then clonazepam at equivalent doses. 0.5mg's of clonazepam=20mg's of temazepam going by most charts but i would take 15mg's over 0.5mg's of temazepam anyday. So if you need to use temazepam for anxiety i say start out on no more then 15mg's and don't drive or do anything else hazardous.

Also i would caution that some people including myself find temazepam to be more more recreational and thus more addictive then other benzos. It is the only one that gives me any euphoria .

 

[watermellon]

You "equal" 30mg temazepam to 1mg clonazepam, and then talk about spreading misinformation?
Let's clear up a few things....

1) 20mg temazepam = 0.5mg clonazepam = 0.5mg alprazolam = 10mg diazepam = 1mg lorazepam

2) Equivalency charts are not based on users subjective experiences.... Everyone reacts differently, YMMV. Equivalency charts are based on scientific data.

3) Temazepam is indeed a strong hypnotic benzodiazepine, I have no idea why you're questioning this. Temazepam is prescribed for anxiety in some countries but it is not common. This is undoubtedly due to it's signature anxiolytic and anticonvulsant properties.

4) It's primarily used as a hypnotic worldwide, of course the prescribing practices vary country by country, state by state, doctor by doctor. Temazepam is usually used as second or third line of treatment after weaker hypnotics (like z-drugs) fail. In some countries, temazepam is the first line of treatment for insomnia.

According to the following commonly accepted equivalency chart, zolpidem and temazepam are equipotent milligram by milligram. From my own experiences I can say that 30mg temazepam is MUCH better and would seem to be many times more potent than 30mg zolpidem. Zolpidem and other z-drugs are ineffective, dangerous, and in my opinion, lack a lot of their advertised therapeutic value. Zolpidem does not give me any hypnotic effect no matter how high the dose, just a bunch of shitty side effects.

Everyone reacts differently to drugs, that doesn't make the equivalency charts wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...diazepine_half-life_and_equivalent_dose_table

I'm prescribed 30mg temazepam's and 30mg to me feels like 1.25-1.5mg of xanax. Im rx'ed 30 a month so I only have a very minor tolerance to benzos. I can feel .5 of xanax on its own. But 30 mg of ambien would have me floored. Where did you find that chart?

 

[cook]

Zolpidem cannot be compared to any benzo at any dose, to me it feels completely different and is a lot stronger hypnotic tham temaz at virtually any dose. Again, everyting varies so no statements cant be made really.

 

[motiv311]

dexedrine + temezepam - good stuff . nice combo... i would take 60 mgs personally

 

[tricomb]

I'm prescribed 30mg temazepam's and 30mg to me feels like 1.25-1.5mg of xanax. Im rx'ed 30 a month so I only have a very minor tolerance to benzos. I can feel .5 of xanax on its own. But 30 mg of ambien would have me floored. Where did you find that chart?

The links to my sources are all cited in my original post including the GIF which is from benzo.org.uk, but IMO most modern equivalency charts are based to varying extents based on the Ashton Manual.

I personally find the wikipedia equivalency chart to be the one I agree with most out of all the equivalency research I've conducted.

A while ago I made a couple of edits and corrections to Wikipedia's benzodiazepine equivalency chart, and now it looks pretty accurate to me, with a few exceptions, like I noted previously I don't think temazepam and zolpidem are equipotent nor do I believe they can really be compared on the same playing field, z-drugs and benzodiazepines behave very differently, likely due to z-drugs having weird binding affinities on the GABAergic sub-receptors (like how zolpidem has muscle relaxant properties but at ~30 times the normal 10mg hypnotic dose, but the amount of side effects at that dosage like hallucinations and delirium would be insane...).

 

[Captain.Heroin]

Benzodiazepines are a class of drug that produce widely different effects from person to person, so it's important to use an equivalency chart as an example of what to start at when trying a new drug, not so much a literal calculator - especially at larger dosages.

I could go into examples but I will just leave it at that.

Always start small with benzodiazepines, you don't want to overdo them.