Benzos Mix all these downers tonight safe? Need to sleep early.

[teological]

Hello guys, I suffer from severe insomnia. It is not unusual for me to not be able to sleep until about 8 - 10am!!! Then I wake up at 3 - 6pm, and you know the cycle (on holidays from work). The insomnia is due to opiate PAWS.

The last few nights I have tried: Amitriptyline 50mg + 75mg Promethazine + 10mg Valium, about one hour between each one of the doses. It did not send me to sleep at the time I wanted, still about 6am.

TONIGHT I NEED TO SLEEP; as I have a meeting tomorrow at around 10am. I have acquired a 2mg Xanax bar. So;

QUESTION

Is it safe to use; Amitriptyline 50mg +75mg Promethazine + 10mg Valium + the entire 2mg Xanax?

I have used the entire 2mg at once before, usually during the day to get a high. I have also once used 6mg of Xanax in one day. But I am not a frequent benzo user. Maybe once a month or two (until now).
I am thinking of using the entire dose, because I have found that if I try only 1mg first and it doesn't work to make me sleep, the next 1mg won't hit me as hard, as it would if I had taken it all at once, you get me? Don't want to be stuck awake.

Safe or not? Any experiences and help, thanks guys.

Peace.

 

[Rybee]

Drug Interaction Report says, not really: http://www.drugs.com/interactions-check.php?drug_list=133-0,168-0,862-0,1949-4360

Just increased sleepiness etc... which is what you're after.

I know it's perfectly safe to mix Amitriptyline with Benzodiazepines, (I've been prescribed both at the same time in the past) the only one I'm not sure of is the Promethazine but it looks okay.

IMO, if the Amitriptyline/Diazepam/Promethazine didn't help that much last night, I'd just add the whole 2mg Xanax, not just 1mg. For anyone who doesn't really have that bad sleeping problems I wouldn't recommend it, but it sounds that you'd need quite a lot to knock you out per se.

Have you tried Seroquel/Quetipaine? I got so tolerant to using Benzodiazepines that it was no longer a viable option so my Psych prescribed me some Quetipaine, and like others have vouched for on BL, it just knocked me out for the night. Very effective if you can get some from your doc.

Best of luck, I can sympathise with restless nights!

 

[teological]

Hello Rybee, thanks for your informative reply. I have just completed my cocktail and dropped the 2mg right now. Hopefully I will be out soon...

Yes, I have tried Seroquel, and it does indeed knock me out, but I find it rather un-enjoyable while it is sedating me. I get these weird heart palpitations and breathing problems...dunno

 

[Rybee]

No worries! Now log off of BL and try and catch some sleep buddy!

That's too bad that Seroquel doesn't bode too well with you, I only really use it as a lost resort as I feel like it paralyse's me and I can't always voluntarily move. Bit weird...

 

[lookyboop]

Let us no how it turns out but for future reference downers are never the best to mix.

 

[bennyZA]

Have u tried OTC Doxylamine? Just cause it's OTC doesn't mean it won't knock u the fuck out.

Also, what about z-drugs? Ambien, lunesta, etc?

Have you looked into trazadone?

1 way or another, using a drug that gets you really high and is addictive - Xanax and Valium - is simply unsustainable as your tolerance will shoot up and benzo addiction can cause paradoxical insomnia.

Trust me, I understand insomnia all too well and I eventually realized that relying on meds is a bad idea. Once you have it in your head that you CANT sleep and meds are the ONLY way u can sleep your insomnia can not be treated in the long term.

What non-pharmacological ways have you tried for sleeping? How is your sleep hygiene?