"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
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mighty mouse wrote...

temazepam only works for me for three or four days, then stops
working. i take it for sleep, and now only take it when i need
to get up early the next morning. i've been using seroquel as
needed in between, but it tends to make me more hung over than
the temazepam does.

-lisa

I think I'm at that stage now where the temazepam is pooping out and I

my pdoc is very unlikely to prescribe anything else as either a sleep med

a daytime anti anxiety med. Most likely I'll have to deal with this with
therapy and just giving it time, and I'm scared that's not going to be
enough.

Kylie

"Franz Bestuchev" <franz.bestuchev@gmail.com> wrote in message
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mighty mouse wrote:

Temazepam is a hypnotic (sleeping pill) benzo and benzos are something
that you'll develop a tolerance to the longer you use it. That
particular one gives me one hell of a headache when I wake up.

If you're having anxiety problems that's not a good drug for it. Benzos
are anxiolytics in general but that particular one is not for that
application. It's a sleeper. If you need a benzo for anxiety day and
night I personally would suggest clonazepam. It may make you a bit
drowsy, but it's not going to put you to bed the same way. It's got a
much longer life than temazepam so that once you get to a stable dose
you'll get anxiety relief throughout the day and night.

But it's still a benzo and tolerance is still a potential issue. How
soon - who knows? I personally found that at a dose of up to 3mg/day is
stable. I haven't needed to adjust that for more than a year, although
I've switched over to an equivalent dose of diazepam for some other
reasons and found that I don't need to go higher on that one either.
It's not the best solution however as they are habit forming.

I don't know what your Dr. has got you on but there are a number of
other drugs you can take to help with anxiety issues that don't suffer
the from all the benzo problems. I'd suggest you try those first.

For sleep there are other drugs as well that work well and don't have
tolerance issues. My personal favorite is Ambien. They have a regular
version which is immediate acting and puts you to sleep pretty quick. It
has a pretty short life so it's gone by the time you get up. A nice
feature because it helps cut down on any hangover. There's also a newer
controlled release (CR) version which is immediate release shell and
then a time release core. This is a good choice for people who have
trouble *staying* asleep. There are also drugs like Lunesta, Sonata
which are similar but may be better for YOU. Some other "new" drugs
include Rozerem, which is based on the way melatonin works.

There's a lot of better options for sleep AND anxiety than temazepam.
It's simply not for that, it's a sleeping pill. That's about all you can
expect from it.

The temazepam was prescribed for me as a temporary sleep aid, to be taken
for 3 or 4 days and then stopped. It did nothing to improve my sleep.

I was crawling out of my skin with anxiety and called my pdoc to get his

to start taking it again because I couldn't stand the racing thoughts

I tried to sleep. He said ok to taking it for the rest of the week and

to call him again, but only at night to aid sleep and never during the day
because of the risk of dependence.

I take Aurorix (moclobemide) and I have no idea what I could add to that

help me control my anxiety. I don't think my pdoc is going to prescribe

anything anyway, so I'm probably wasting my time even thinking about it.

"Franz Bestuchev" <franz.bestuchev@gmail.com> wrote in message
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mighty mouse wrote:

Temazepam is a hypnotic (sleeping pill) benzo and benzos are something
that you'll develop a tolerance to the longer you use it. That
particular one gives me one hell of a headache when I wake up.

If you're having anxiety problems that's not a good drug for it. Benzos
are anxiolytics in general but that particular one is not for that
application. It's a sleeper. If you need a benzo for anxiety day and
night I personally would suggest clonazepam. It may make you a bit
drowsy, but it's not going to put you to bed the same way. It's got a
much longer life than temazepam so that once you get to a stable dose
you'll get anxiety relief throughout the day and night.

But it's still a benzo and tolerance is still a potential issue. How
soon - who knows? I personally found that at a dose of up to 3mg/day is
stable. I haven't needed to adjust that for more than a year, although
I've switched over to an equivalent dose of diazepam for some other
reasons and found that I don't need to go higher on that one either.
It's not the best solution however as they are habit forming.

I don't know what your Dr. has got you on but there are a number of
other drugs you can take to help with anxiety issues that don't suffer
the from all the benzo problems. I'd suggest you try those first.

For sleep there are other drugs as well that work well and don't have
tolerance issues. My personal favorite is Ambien. They have a regular
version which is immediate acting and puts you to sleep pretty quick. It
has a pretty short life so it's gone by the time you get up. A nice
feature because it helps cut down on any hangover. There's also a newer
controlled release (CR) version which is immediate release shell and
then a time release core. This is a good choice for people who have
trouble *staying* asleep. There are also drugs like Lunesta, Sonata
which are similar but may be better for YOU. Some other "new" drugs
include Rozerem, which is based on the way melatonin works.

There's a lot of better options for sleep AND anxiety than temazepam.
It's simply not for that, it's a sleeping pill. That's about all you can
expect from it.

The temazepam was prescribed for me as a temporary sleep aid, to be taken
for 3 or 4 days and then stopped. It did nothing to improve my sleep.

I was crawling out of my skin with anxiety and called my pdoc to get his ok
to start taking it again because I couldn't stand the racing thoughts while
I tried to sleep. He said ok to taking it for the rest of the week and then
to call him again, but only at night to aid sleep and never during the day
because of the risk of dependence.

I take Aurorix (moclobemide) and I have no idea what I could add to that to
help me control my anxiety. I don't think my pdoc is going to prescribe me
anything anyway, so I'm probably wasting my time even thinking about it.

"Violet" <verity.gray@mac.com> wrote in message
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mighty mouse wrote:

the temazepan I've been taking (20mg) was working to control my anxiety

and

racing thoughts so I can get some sleep, and as a result of the extra

sleep

my daytime anxiety has decreased. I never completely slept through the
night, but I was much better.

Now that effect is wearing off, and I've only been taking it for 4 days.
I'm still falling asleep quickly, but I wake up multiple times and my
daytime and especially evening anxiety is quickly climbing back to where

it

was.

My pdoc told me to call him after the weekend to let me know how I was
going. I don't remember if he sees patients on mondays but I might call

him

anyway. Otherwise I'll wait til tuesday. I haven't decided yet.

I can't continue with the temazepan forever anyway. I have no idea

whether

he'll let me take anything else, and whether my body can tolerate

anything

without becoming too sedated. I don't think I can rely on my current ad
dose and therapy to handle this anxiety.

Talk to the Dr about other ways to try & reduce your anxiety, drugs
didn't work on there own for me, I found techniques for learning to
relax had an affect but not until I'd stuck with them for a few months
- not a quick fix but IMO a more lasting one.

My pdoc think's therapy is the best way for me to control my anxiety in the
long term, and encourages me to go as often as possible, which I have been.
Unfortunately it's been having no effect (or very little effect) on me.
Perhaps when I find a new therapist things will be different.

Otherwise the relaxation music is having a bit of an effect. I just have to
stay sane and functioning for long enough for one or both of these things to
start to have an impact I guess.