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Insomnia: Trying to wean of temazepam (restoril)
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Hi all. I've been taking Temazepam for about 20 years. For the past few years, I've taken one 15mg pill at bedtime and another when I wake up in the middle of the night. If I don't wake up then it would obviously just be one. I've tried weening before but if I slept through without it, I would feel horrible the next day so, I decided to stay on it. Recently, however, I got a DUI and they included the Temazepam even though it was trace amounts. I'm also tired of going to my PCP for it so I'm tapering. I've been on 1/2 pill for about a week now and it sucks. I don't think I need a hospital bed but I feel very panicky. I almost feel too panicky to drive, which is ironic. Otherwise, I follow good sleep hygiene, take 3mg Melatonin with L-Theanine and valerian root. I'm still sleeping OK but just mostly feel horrible.
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Do you think the L-Theanine helps with your sleep? What dose do you take?
Hello. If you've been on a half pill for a week now... I would think that the "withdrawal" of cutting down to a half pill, will get better soon. I hope so anyway.... good for you for wanting to get off it. I take 1-1 1/2 mg. of Lorazepam nightly for sleep and do not want to stop taking it. Why would I want to stop? It really helps my sleep and my anxiety. Just hope it keeps working. I've only been taking it 8 months.
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Hi How are you doing with your sleep . Have you had any memory issues ? I have a lot of anxiety due to my husband’s cancer and I can’t sleep . I feel so bad for you . I get anxious just reading this . How are you doing ? Is anything working ? Your doc prescribed for that long ? Sleep well. I have been on it for almost two years , starting not to work well. I take trazodone too.