Phenobarbital as hypnotic.

[Dilosets]

Hi all.

I have insomnia now, and anything close to sleeping pills I have now is Phenobarbital 50 mg pills.

I know this is a long-acting barbiturate, but I don't mind, cause I don't work at the moment, so can sleep as long as I want.

But do anyone of you know how long it takes for the phenobarbital to work?
I suppose there's a slow onset of action with these.

How long before bedtime should I take them?

 

[Artificial Emotion]

I would take it 20 mins before bed. It's a shitty drug to use to help you sleep though. It will probably give you an awful hangover. There are much better drugs, like zopiclone, but if you haven't slept for ages I suppose it's better than nothing.

 

[Cane2theLeft]

According to this nurse's drug guide I have, the onset is 20-60 minutes.


OD>>>BDD

 

[Dilosets]

Yea, better than nothing. Wish I had temazepam now, but can't get a script for that in a few weeks. And I HAVE to sleep now, don't wanna get psycotic.

I'll take them 20 minutes before bedtime then. And read a little untill I feel the effect.

Thank you for your answers.

 

[Psychedelic Jay]

100-200 mgs is what I would normally take if I were to use it as a sedative. It's not as nasty as people would make it seem. I used to use it for anxiety.

It has it's pros and cons just as any other GABA-a agonist would. Just know your tolerance.

 

[opiatekrzy]

ita pure garbage, i went to detox, told them doctors im RXed Klonopin 6mg daily, they just gave me a standard phenobarb dose, boy talk bout high vitals, nightmares, loss of sleep, rebound anxiety, they dont give a fuck if suffer benzo WD just as long as u dont get a seizure, where pheno comes to play

 

[Dilosets]

Well, I actually got a good nights sleep on them.

I got the pills from a friend of mine who has epilepsy, but don't use them anymore cause he's on new medication.

I took 100 mg, went to bed after half an hour. Read awhile. After another half an hour, I became very drowsy, and after that I was sort of dragged into sleep.

I am a little numb and sedated today, but don't mind.
After all, I finally got to sleep!