Has Anyone Tried Restoril Or Know Its Efficacy?

Wed Thai Girl

My doctor put me on Restoril (15 mg.) and it helped the first few nights. Then, I became tolerant very quickly then I bumped it up to 30 mgs. It does work but it's not meant to be used for more than a week or two. I'm taking Ambien (10 mgs) and the first night helped me with a full night's sleep then after that I wake up after 3 hours. I think the Ambien CR (extended release) might work better, but again, not to be used more than a couple of weeks because most people build up a tolerance and then you need a higher dose.

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Jeri

paborn

Try Lunesta. I have been using for over a month while my shoulder surgery is healing, and it works great!

Jennita

Sleeping pills won't work for very long and will impair the brains own sleep chemicals, creating a vicious cycle of dependancy and tolerance. Maybe time to look for a job with better hours or perhaps in time your brain will re-adjust to a more conforming pattern to your lifestyle.

diva_dynamite

My doctor switched me to temazepam from regular ambien just about a week ago. I had been on ambien for about a month, and called my doctor to suggest moving to Plan B because I couldn't stand waking up a thousand times a night, and being depressed and stretched to my limits every day. He told me to try temazepam for a week and call him back. Nights 1 and 2 - I didn't notice any difference. Gradually, I noticed that I wasn't waking as many times a night, but towards the end of this 1st week, I hit the weekend, and some scheduled days off from work. I'm able to stay in bed longer, so I don't know if it's the pill or the extra time in bed that's making me slightly less sleepy during the day. One thing I really notice these last few days, though, is how utterly depressed I feel. I'm not taking any kind of AD med, though I asked my doctor if I could. I just seem to focus on every failure in my life, and absolutely nothing makes me feel better. I have seen that depression can be a side-effect of the benzodiazopenes (sp?), and that temazepam shouldn't be given to depressed people. Has anyone else had this happen on temazepam? Since I'm noticing a very slight improvement in my sleep, I'd give this a little more of a chance if I knew it wasn't the cause of my depressed feelings.
BTW, I also tried ambien cr - I didn't wake up as many times at night with that, either, but boy!, did I have a hangover in the morning! I absolutely could not take it on a work night.
Thanks.

young momma

Restoril is a benzodiazopene. It is a very strong benzo. It's main use is to try to put you back on a normal sleeping schedule. You can become dependent on it very quickly. That is why it is on a short term basis. Research shows that lunesta is the best sleep aid so far. Most of them are for short term use. I have been doing lots of research on sleep aids. I have had problems sleeping for awhile but I hate to take meds for anything. There were several websites that shows the pros and cons.