JRosen36
06-04-2002, 09:50 AM
Has anyone experienced taking 300mg of Tamezepan (restirol) and waking up feeling achy in upper limbs and thighs--almost hard to walk??? Having been diagnosed with RLS and periodic limb movement disorder, my dr. has put me on this for one month, and then he will evaluate. Jerry
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Pam
06-04-2002, 11:45 AM
Wow! That is a massive dose of Temazapam! I'd wake up feeling pretty weird if I were on a dose like that too! Most of us here are taking either 15 or 30 milligrams per night, not 300! I would question that dosage for sure as this drug is not something to mess around with. It is a double-locked benzodiazapine. Highly addictive. I know that if I even take close to 30 mg that my heart pounds extra hard and fast and I feel very hot and sweaty. Not a good thing at all. Please be careful. And, let us know what your doctor says.
Pam ~
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JRosen36
06-04-2002, 02:10 PM
Did I write 300???? Sorry, it is 30mg. Jerry
JRosen36
06-04-2002, 02:18 PM
ooops...too much sleep??? The dosage I am using for tamezepan is 30mg NOT 300....the "achyness" seems to leave me around 10 am.
Pam
06-04-2002, 10:39 PM
Hi Jerry:
So glad to know that you are only taking 30mg! Whew~ Okay, so to answer your question about the acheyness.. . I did notice that if I took over my 15mg that my hips would ache terribly all night long. I'd keep flipping from side to side for relief. I went off the Temazapam after having been on it for one year and all of the hip/theigh aches went away. Unfortunately, I'm back to taking a bit of the Temazapam almost every night to get myself off to sleep, but am still taking less than 15 mgs and it has been working okay for me. My hips and theighs have been fine since I've been on this lower dosage. There may, in fact, be some kind of a connection. I'm interested in knowing if anyone else had similar side effects.
Pam ~
So glad to know that you are only taking 30mg! Whew~ Okay, so to answer your question about the acheyness.. . I did notice that if I took over my 15mg that my hips would ache terribly all night long. I'd keep flipping from side to side for relief. I went off the Temazapam after having been on it for one year and all of the hip/theigh aches went away. Unfortunately, I'm back to taking a bit of the Temazapam almost every night to get myself off to sleep, but am still taking less than 15 mgs and it has been working okay for me. My hips and theighs have been fine since I've been on this lower dosage. There may, in fact, be some kind of a connection. I'm interested in knowing if anyone else had similar side effects.
Pam ~
JRosen36
06-04-2002, 11:48 PM
Dear Pam:
Many thanks for your message. Yes, I ache when I get up in the mornings and walk from my car in the parking lot to the building at the college I work in. This does not bother me while sleeping...just upon awakening...and it stays with me until about 10-11 am...and then I am fine.
I will be on tamezepan for the next three weeks and then the sleep specialist (dr) will meet with me and discuss my case. Thank you again. JErry
Many thanks for your message. Yes, I ache when I get up in the mornings and walk from my car in the parking lot to the building at the college I work in. This does not bother me while sleeping...just upon awakening...and it stays with me until about 10-11 am...and then I am fine.
I will be on tamezepan for the next three weeks and then the sleep specialist (dr) will meet with me and discuss my case. Thank you again. JErry
mel333
06-15-2002, 04:39 AM
Hi Jerry and Pam,
I also take 20+ mg's of temazepam nightly and understand the hangerover effect. I often feel achy the next day and so am trying to come off them. Good luck with this maybe you could try something milder or a lower dose. 10 mgs has a half life of 4 hours so you should wake up feeling less effected.
Mel
I also take 20+ mg's of temazepam nightly and understand the hangerover effect. I often feel achy the next day and so am trying to come off them. Good luck with this maybe you could try something milder or a lower dose. 10 mgs has a half life of 4 hours so you should wake up feeling less effected.
Mel
JRosen36
06-15-2002, 08:42 AM
Finally, after 6 months of what I thought was insomnia..and many medications, I was diagnosed with RLS...I found a marvelous sleep specialist outside of the Boston area and Last night I began taking o.125 sinemet and either 15 or 30 mg of Tamezapan...and finally feel like a human being once again. thanks for answering my questions. I hope to go off the tamezapan quickly but we shall just have to see. The achyness in the upper arms does go away by early morning. It is indeed a pleasure to hear from other people with this syndrome.