What would your opinion be im on 60mg of restoril which is a very high daily dose from what I have researched im on it for chronic insomnia but I also have been on Xanax xr 2mg in the past if you had to pick one to treat anxiety and sleep which one would you say choose because I have had alot of anxiety coming back and restoril isnt exactly the best benzo for anxiety but at the same time I dont know if the xanax would be good enough sleep wise im just wondering what your take is on what I should do.
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Temazepam Vs Alprazolam XR (Xanax XR)
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I would use restoril, personally as 60mg is a pretty good dose, and should carry over into the next day . I really dont see any reason to take both for sleep. If you get to the point where the restoril doesn't handle your day to day anxiety then, and only then would I use the xanax . The restoril should handle anxiety the following day without having to take more, but at some point your body will develop a tolerance and you will need something more (the xanax). Taking this much benzos isnt really the best thing you can do, I would discuss these issues with your doctor, as benzos are highly addictive and you may wind up with a nasty benzo habit that, I can assure you is no fun at all. Please see a doctor about this .
painenduser
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The temazepam would be a better choice for sleeping as it's a longer acting benzo, meaning by design the temazepam has a longer half life, so it's effects should last longer, of course that all depends on your tolerance, and benzo's, as nsauce stated, are highly addictive and not just psychologically, but the body can develop a tolerance very quickly and you would need more of it to get the same result. The long length of time temazepam stays in your system is why it is usually prescribed for insomnia and less for anxiety, but as with most benzo's Doctors tend to use them interchangeably for anxiety and sleep. The thing with the resortil for me anyway is that it takes a very long time for me to fall asleep in it, but once asleep, I tend to stay asleep on it.
With xanax, it is usually perscribed for anxiety as it's a much faster acting meds but tends to exit your blood steam fairly quickly, but I'm imagining that they made the xr (extended release) so that while it will still have a quick effect to bring the anxiety down, the xr would allow the rest to release slowly over time allowing it to work for longer. Because it is the XR I wouldn't not recommend taking it along with the temazepam as you would have 2 very strong benzo's in your system for a long time, and while the worst that would probably happen would be sleep sleep and more sleep, I wouldn't do them together unless advised by your Dr. If the Xanax was the instant release then I'd say it would be much less of a concern as the IR would help you fall asleep quicker and the temazepam would be there to maintain your sleep. Either one is good to use for your daily anxiety, but the Xanax to me has a more calming, relaxing, anti anxiety effect, where as for anxiety I don't find temazepam to be very effective.
Just becareful with the power of the almighty benzo, as the body builds up that tolerance very quickly and physical addiction to them can happen without warning and 2 of the most dangerous physical addictions to over come are alcohol and benzo's. So please becareful, as always talk with your Dr if the meds aren't working for you the way they are prescribed as you don't want to risk that addiction because you had to take more, double up, or take against the Dr's order. Good luck and be safe.
The temazepam would be a better choice for sleeping as it's a longer acting benzo, meaning by design the temazepam has a longer half life, so it's effects should last longer, of course that all depends on your tolerance, and benzo's, as nsauce stated, are highly addictive and not just psychologically, but the body can develop a tolerance very quickly and you would need more of it to get the same result. The long length of time temazepam stays in your system is why it is usually prescribed for insomnia and less for anxiety, but as with most benzo's Doctors tend to use them interchangeably for anxiety and sleep. The thing with the resortil for me anyway is that it takes a very long time for me to fall asleep in it, but once asleep, I tend to stay asleep on it.
With xanax, it is usually perscribed for anxiety as it's a much faster acting meds but tends to exit your blood steam fairly quickly, but I'm imagining that they made the xr (extended release) so that while it will still have a quick effect to bring the anxiety down, the xr would allow the rest to release slowly over time allowing it to work for longer. Because it is the XR I wouldn't not recommend taking it along with the temazepam as you would have 2 very strong benzo's in your system for a long time, and while the worst that would probably happen would be sleep sleep and more sleep, I wouldn't do them together unless advised by your Dr. If the Xanax was the instant release then I'd say it would be much less of a concern as the IR would help you fall asleep quicker and the temazepam would be there to maintain your sleep. Either one is good to use for your daily anxiety, but the Xanax to me has a more calming, relaxing, anti anxiety effect, where as for anxiety I don't find temazepam to be very effective.
Just becareful with the power of the almighty benzo, as the body builds up that tolerance very quickly and physical addiction to them can happen without warning and 2 of the most dangerous physical addictions to over come are alcohol and benzo's. So please becareful, as always talk with your Dr if the meds aren't working for you the way they are prescribed as you don't want to risk that addiction because you had to take more, double up, or take against the Dr's order. Good luck and be safe.
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NeighborhoodThreat
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Temazepam is also the only benzo that has been proven to not reduce REM sleep.
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painenduser
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Oh that's an interesting note Neighborhood. That probably explains why for me once I can fall asleep, I literally do not wake up for a 8-12 hours, and I mean not awake even a little. It's probably in my opinion the best Benzo for insomnia, however sadly, I have to come off of it soon, because it is tough on the liver. It is metabolized by the liver and my GI Dr said with my liver condition he doesn't want me on it anymore. Apparently it's one of the heaviest hitters on the liver as benzo's go. I am just not sure from a pharmacological aspect, why it's worse then all the others, but it's the only one he specifically noted that I have to stop taking ASAP. He want's me on pretty much all my meds to only meds that get processed by the kidneys, but I don't think any of the other benzo's metabolize by the kidneys, however, that's starting to get off topic. Ill save that story for a rainy day.
