Posted by Zeke on January 4, 2000, at 0:53:27
In reply to Re: Temazepam or Klonopin for Insomnia?, posted by saint james on January 3, 2000, at 0:25:27
James is right, the benzodiazepines all cause tolerance -- and cross tolerance, so one will not likely be better than another you've developed tolerance to.
Also, Klonopin has a much longer half life (19-60 hrs) compared to Temazepam (3-25 hrs) so that would likely leave you feeling sluggish the next day, and that would likely disrupt your sleep cycles more. A 'better' alternater benzo would be triazolam (1.5-5 hrs). But besides the cross tolerance issue, triazolam (Halcion) also can cause strange uninhibited behavior in some people.
An antidepressant would be better. But still not quite normal sleep, as ADs interfere with REM sleep. But still worth considering.
What about low dose melatonin? (0.3 mg)
What about eating some carbohydrates a while before bedtime? This will increase serotonin levels and should make you sleepy.
If you discontinue the benzo (gradually!!!), you will have to deal with some rebound insomnia though.
If you stay with the temazepam, you might try taking it earlier...
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