It is very strange that temazepam is so easily prescribed despite the fact that it is "officially" indicated for "severe or debilitating insomnia that has not responded to other medications", plus the epidemic of abuse it had caused and the mounting studies that show it is highly toxic compared to other benzodiazepines (plus, the number of OD deaths attributed to it). There are safer alternatives, but maybe not as effective alternatives.
Temazepam is the prototype hypnotic among hypnotic benzos. Similar to how diazepam is the prototype anxiolytic among anxiolytic benzos.
Flunitrazepam is easy to get in Scandinavia, especially Sweden and Norway. It is generally prescribed up there if you say zopiclone failed to work.
I tried lormetazepam while I was in Germany last August and found it to be very, very nice. Similar to temazepam, but less sedating.
Triazolam is the most hypnotic/sedative benzo I have ever done, followed by nitrazepam and then temazepam. After temazepam is flunitrazepam and then lormetazepam. I have tried midazolam orally and was disappointed with the results. I didn't get to try loprazolam or brotizolam while in Germany, unfortunately.
Oxazepam is an anxiolytic and is totally worthless as an hypnotic. Lorazepam can work for very mild insomnia, but nothing serious. The same is true of alprazolam.
Another study here compares temazepam, lormetazepam, and flunitrazepam as hypnotics. For the first 2 hours after ingestion, temazepam had the highest rate of sedation and motor-impairment - with 50% of temazepam treated subjects reporting, 49% of flunitrazepam subjects reporting, and 32% of lormetazepam subjects reporting. As the hours went by, flunitrazepam continued on to hold strong while temazepam and lormetazepam faded (being shorter-acting agents). But for the first 2 hours after ingestion, temazepam eeked a win over flunitrazepam and totally destroyed lormetazepam.
Temazepam is the prototype hypnotic among hypnotic benzos. Similar to how diazepam is the prototype anxiolytic among anxiolytic benzos.
Flunitrazepam is easy to get in Scandinavia, especially Sweden and Norway. It is generally prescribed up there if you say zopiclone failed to work.
I tried lormetazepam while I was in Germany last August and found it to be very, very nice. Similar to temazepam, but less sedating.
Triazolam is the most hypnotic/sedative benzo I have ever done, followed by nitrazepam and then temazepam. After temazepam is flunitrazepam and then lormetazepam. I have tried midazolam orally and was disappointed with the results. I didn't get to try loprazolam or brotizolam while in Germany, unfortunately.
Oxazepam is an anxiolytic and is totally worthless as an hypnotic. Lorazepam can work for very mild insomnia, but nothing serious. The same is true of alprazolam.
Another study here compares temazepam, lormetazepam, and flunitrazepam as hypnotics. For the first 2 hours after ingestion, temazepam had the highest rate of sedation and motor-impairment - with 50% of temazepam treated subjects reporting, 49% of flunitrazepam subjects reporting, and 32% of lormetazepam subjects reporting. As the hours went by, flunitrazepam continued on to hold strong while temazepam and lormetazepam faded (being shorter-acting agents). But for the first 2 hours after ingestion, temazepam eeked a win over flunitrazepam and totally destroyed lormetazepam.
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