allowishus, first if all, you cannot compare dosages of temazepam and alprazolam, they are totally different! the indications for alprazolam (which i wont mention here cos its yours to disclose) are completely different to that of temazepam, as are its mode of action, half-life etc etc. i can gaurantee that a first time user CANNOT take 50mg of temazepam in one day and expect to stay awake unless they have copious amounts of other simulants in their system. secondly, i know you didnt recommend to take 60mg first off but what you did do was imply that for someone with no tolerance, that this is a reasonable dose which is WRONG! what you didnt say is that combined with other depressants that this dose can be very dangerous. combined with alcohol, this dose can cause respiratory depression (i have seen it). so it is quite irresponsible to say what you did to someone who clearly has never used these drugs before. and i hope that your first off recommended dose was not calculated like you calculated how much 'temazepam' you take a day by simply multiplying the amount of alprazolam you take by 40. im not sure where you got this but its simply not true because they are different drugs! thirdly, its not 'virtually impossible to overdose on benzos', sure it is harder than with barbiturates as the cumulative effect of benzos do plateau but combined with any other sort of depressant overdose, respiratory depression and coma is a very real possibilty.
deformed_neuron: you are right, they can be very addictive unless you take them properly. i recommend for every night that you take a temazepam you should have a night off. so if you take it 4 nights in a row then take 4 nights off afterwards, i know it is hard (i have trouble sleeping too!). and yes, temazepam is a benzo. i made a mistake in my last post and said ' consider benzodiazepine or alprazolam' i meant to say 'consider diazepam or alprazolam'. i guess i will edit it know.
aloowishus, i am not preaching, i have just seen the negative effects of benzos first hand and contrary to popular belief they are dangerous