Found Flurazepam

Wow, what a nice comeback, for you and for the supplier! Nice!

Hooray!! I too took Flurazepam and it worked great! Then it got discontinued!! And I tried many other sleep meds... Temazepam, Estazolam, Lunesta, Trazodone and Ambien.... none worked!! Ambien was a nightmare.... sure it put me to sleep..but I would wake up 3 or 4 hours later and need more.....ended up with horrible anxiety from it!! I am currently taking Lorazepam which is good for both sleep and anxiety. But happy to hear Flurazepam is back out there again and you have found it! It really is THE BEST sleep medication!!

Me, too. Only now I can’t get it again!

Walgreens can’t get ahold of it and it’s strangely the only GoodRx that is affordable @20 dollars.

Costco wants $500 for it. I’m despondent. Only used it 2x a week for a good night’s sleep, no dependence, no side effects.

Yet my insurance would pay for other meds that make me sick..

I’m using diazepam but it’s no replacement. 2-3 hours sleep at best.

I also took Flurazepam as needed for over 40 years until it was discontinued. When Chartwell began distribution in January 2023, I was filling a 90 day supply for $45 at Walgreens. I just tried to fill my latest prescription, and Walgreens told me they no longer order it. Same with CVS. Chartwell confirmed they are still manufacturing and distributing Flurazepam. I was finally able to fill a 30 day supply at Sam's Club for $586! WTF?

I'm working on finding answers after the holidays. I've tried everything else for chronic insomnia and nothing comes close to Flurazepam. I will most likely be back on Lorazepam that works OK, but is addictive and the side effects are hard to tolerate. Never paid more than about 20 bucks for any of the alternative medications.

I don't understand all the nonsense with Flurazepam. It's been around since 1970, but since 2023 it has been a nightmare of chasing pharmacies to fill prescriptions, and now 40 times the cost? WTF!!

I'm curious, is there any reason why you didn't do a drug free approach? In my experience, drugs don't cause long term success with insomnia because they don't really target the root of the issue, which is that it's an issue of fear.

I tried to go the drug route and my doctors wouldn't let me explore too many options. I'm so grateful now they didn't, it was really a blessing in disguise.

Yes. I've tried probably every non-drug approach for insomnia. I've researched insomnia for years. It used to come and go, but after a traumatic event a few years back it came and stayed. Yes, I've had therapy and tried the old tried and true behavior modification techniques since with no success.

There is a small percentage of the population that are chronic insomniacs, unfortunately me being one of them. Flurazepam works without any dosage increase, and the side effects are manageable. In 40 years I never "had" to take one for sleep. I do hope to be off them again one day.

My frustration is the unavailability, and now astronomical price increase of a medication targeted for insomnia, when I can be prescribed other, very cheap benzodiazepines that are dirt cheap. They are targeted for other medical issues, don't work as well, and are addictive.

I'd really like someone to answer why one medication that has been on the market for 40 years (probably 30 as a cheap generic) is now in the same price range as the latest cancer treatment drugs. Makes no sense.

I started medical marajuana after being put on high dose steroids and having my insomnia ignored.
Indica tincture sublingually does the job!

I am absolutely thrilled to read this!! I wonder about the side effects, trazadone and all the other drug I’ve taken have left me feeling drugged
With a hangover the next day so I don’t take them. I sleep every third
Night from sleep deprivation. I hope I can get it..

Could you explain how you did this?

raina726, let me tell you that diazepam is a great anti-anxiety med, but not a good sleep med. And yes....the doctors and insurance companies want everyone to take SSRI's... . they don't work for most people with severe sleep issues and they (the SSRI'S) have horrible side effects!! If your doctor is willing to prescribe you Diazepam..... ask him or her to switch you from Diazepam to Lorazepam! It will work! I promise! I agree that Flurazepam was excellent...but if you've been unable to get that, ask your doctor to switch the diazepam to Lorazepam.