Posted by King Vultan on July 12, 2004, at 16:36:52
In reply to HELP! Bad Ambien problems » King Vultan, posted by green willow on July 12, 2004, at 13:39:28
> The sleep doc did mention I could try alternating between Ambien and Halcion, but I did not jump at that one. Please tell me more about Halcion.
> As for benzos, he had me on klonopin from Oct. - March, in Dec. I had a serious accident which I blame on the klonopin, and actually it stopped working in about Dec. I had bad withdraw, took from late March to late May to get offf the stuff.
> As for Remeron, benedryl, or tylenol p.m., they all have paradoxyl effects, and just leave me wired.
Halcion (triazolam) is basically an older version of Ambien, but it is a true benzodiazepine rather than being benzo-like as Ambien as. The half life of Halcion is very similar to that of Ambien, and I find it works pretty well for me at 0.125 mg/night. My prescription is for 0.25 mg pills, and I cut them in half, and seeing as though I only use Halcion every night, and it is only a $10 copay per 30 pills, the cost per month is virtually nothing.I had also asked my own pdoc about switching every other night between the Ambien and Halcion (because doing so would make the Ambien affordable, and I find Ambien more effective than Benadryl), and he expressed concern about that combination. I'm not sure exactly what he's thinking because he had said I could use the Ambien every night if I wanted to, but he appears to view the Halcion as more problematic. Your own doctor may have a different philosophy, and I am not an expert on sleep med combos and how much of an issue tolerance is in these meds with relatively short half lives.
Todd
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