Restoril
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2021
- Restoril belongs to the benzodiazepine family and remains a relatively popular sleeping pill. Restoril also available as the generic temazepam, was initially approved by the FDA in 1969 yet remains among the top 200 prescription drugs in America.
A typical starting dose of Restoril is 15 mg about 30-60 minutes before retiring for the evening. Some require the maximum dose of 30 mg. Unlike the more popular Ambien, Restoril has a longer half life of about 8-9 hours. Not only does Restoril assist with falling asleep, referred to as sleep latency, but it also helps maintain sleep throughout the night. Ambien lacks this later property.
Traditionally regulatory agencies assume insomnia is a transient condition. In order to minimize the development of tolerance and the potential for side effects, therapy regularly limited to 7-10 days. As we learn more about the basic biology of insomnia, it appears a considerable subset of patients suffer from a genetic form of the disease. This almost guarantees the need for long term treatment lasting months to years.
Restoril should not be prescribed to people with severe liver or kidney disorders, depression, alcohol or drug abuse or respiratory problems such as COPD, sleep apnea and hypoventilation often related to obesity. Mixing Restoril with a variety of antidepressants, antipsychotic drugs, opioids and certain antihistamines seems like a recipe for disaster.
He passed away in march 2022. Thank you for the videos sir. Rip
He sure helped a lot of people on here and EDUCATED THEM!
Of Blessed Memory! This man contributed greatly to everyone's quality of life.
It works well, only drawback is you can't sleep at all when you don't have it
Finally someone who seems to speak sense!
This is a freaky med! Benzos are terrifying in how efficacious they are.
This medication is great. I've been using it for about 2 months but not every day. The first couple weeks I used it 4 days a week then went down to two times a week and now I just use it if I have a couple rough nights of not getting any sleep. Fortunately, my insomnia seems to be going away but its nice to have this medication on hand if it ever comes back or just comes to visit me for a night or two. I also use the medication if I have an important presentation or something important I have to do the next day to make sure I get a good night's rest. My insomnia caused me to wake up around 2:00 to 4:00 a.m. I never had a problem going to sleep it was just staying asleep but temazepam helped me with that. I still woke up to use the restroom but I was able to go right back to sleep and I would notice that my mind would not start racing and I would not get anxious thoughts while on the medication and that is what probably help me get back to sleep
This video contains the most information about insomnia that I think I've ever seen. Very concise and well thought out. I understood all of it! Thank you Doctor!
This video is about Restoril. He has another video about insomnia.
Ambien is HORRIBLE. but I am on klonopin and now being a long acting benzo WILL NOT script Restoril
@@jordansmith3721 just focus on getting off the benzo Stay away farrier away from another benzo
Wish this Dr didn't pass away in 2022.
I have epilepsy and one of the biggest triggers is lack of sleep. They just started me on this. Which is great. I haven’t had near as many issues as I did on ambien. Unfortunately though they have had me on stuff since childhood after every other way failed. I have no issues staying asleep but getting there is not the easiest even at 3, I would be up for like 2 days before I would sleep. So by the time I was 8 they were like, not cool, and causing more seizures so you get to take this stuff along with your seizure medication. I
Also, if y’all want a great book about sleep, there’s a great book called why we sleep by Mathew Walker. It’s REALLY good.
Bring back this amazing content.
I miss Dr Ken landow
Doc where are you?! We need more vids!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge
I listen to all your videos thank you soooo much for all your knowledge and sharing it with us 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I have been on and off restoril 30 for 10 years. It's amazing how quickly the tolerance builds. If I ever ran out of whatever benzo I was given for day use id substitute the restoril for anxiety and never fell asleep during the day. Just pure relaxation!
Part benzo, part hypnotic, closest thing we have to Quuludes these days, tolerance builds quickly 30mg for sleep, the 60, them 90 amazing drug though just use very infrequently you'll be alright.
Would love a video on Halcion (triazolam).
This voice like ASMR sent me to sleep
nice
Im new to your channel.
Super Glad I found you 💘
Can you do a video on PTSD Please🙏🏾 I don’t weather I have or not
Thank you dr very good job 🙏
Best hypnotic available!!!
Can someone Please help me. I tested positive for Tolazapram When I took my Urinalysis & I never took this medication before. How can this Happen?
Really awesome 👏. Bravo thanks for explaining things so thoroughly and interestingly 🧐
I have been taking a lorazepam an alprozolam. To control my gran mal seizures happen in my sleep it i wake up hour after hour from anxiety attacks an I become so restless I have a seizure after I calm down from anxiety. I have a granmal seizure then wake up an can go back to sleep unless I took the medicine but it didn't know help with pain but it allowed to relax the whole situation an rest an calm my nervous but still was worried but not to extent of calling ambulance after ever event.
Can u do strattera (atomoxetine) next please
10mg is enough to knock me out. I'm on 200mg of pristiq as well which makes me drowsy. Works wonders but am a little frightened of the withdrawals.
I took Restoril as prescribed for insomnia.
Last year I was also prescribed BuSpar for anxiety. After two weeks I lost my appetite, began to have tremors, and by the end of the month lost 30 pounds.
I found those 30 pounds. Want them back? Haha
@@clintparsons3989 Nope! 🤣
I slept for about 10 days straight, waking up for meals and an apple juice, also on lithium, risperdal, a lower dose of ziprasidone, and seroquel as a PRN. It was after I got dosed with levallorphan and crashed a car, in a series of social network attacks following a hunting party for me that seemed to be out of anger for my capability of social engineering with an understanding of personality dynamics acquired without a non-disclosure agreement
U are a funny person...bravo .how did ur lawyer deal with you?
I used this does nothing but keep me up. I haven't sleep in 10 yrs without some medication and trazadone only thing that works but still can't get refreshing sleep and through the night
Was given zoplicone after a bi polar relapse,, after a year of good mood and hypo mania,, depression and anxiety came it was awful especially after feeling good for a year, waking early panicky, phoning crisis team it was a nightmare,,,, on amitriptaline, and quetiapine, they were increased,, was given short term diazepam, for anxiety not sleep,, never been given temazapam b4 like,, was diagnosed with bipolar 2....
My fav benzo
Indeed, this... On my radar... Let's pray to God, the foolish government won't make this substance illegal.
I’d avoid it if you have RLS
15 mg up all night
This is a weird medication... After a couple days on it after taking it I have horrible withdrawals when I stop taking it. This pill works pretty well for me but I can't take it as often as I need with the horrible withdrawals. I am resistant to ambian and trazodone but this pill is the only thing that remotely works unfortunately I need it more than I can take it.
If I have kidney problems because of seroquel . Can I try ambien Cr I am also on Xanax 4 times a day
Yep no problem,might have to do three xanies in the day.
they dont work anymore
I have had sleep problems all my life I was given this drug today hopefully it helps . I am on a whole list of meds one is seroquel that did help my insomnia for a while but now it does not seem to be doing the trick. Oh and if anyone suggest you take seroquel dont .
Noice.
Sounds like tbis med is not good
Cool video I lovw learning, but I think the best option for insomnia is 100mg cannabjs edible, ive been getting high for 5 years and 100mg still knocks me out like its my first time getting high.
Yes! 100mg thc capsule along with 10 mg. Melatonin saved my bacon when clonazapam stopped working. It only lasted a short while though. I increased to 200 mg to no avail. I hope you are still sleeping well with no built up tolerance :) I must admit that I am jealous! Clonazapam and Temazapam work but your method is way better.
Wow restroil is a terrible benzo
Does not do a thing for me.
I’ve taken 30mg and nothing at all.
Depends wot you've took in the past for, sleep, temazapam is sopposed to b good for. Sleep
@@davidnewsome8928 I haven’t taken any other benzos for sleep, I’ve only ever taken Seroquel and antihistamines.
Temazepam doesn’t do a thing for me, such a shame.
@@jamie1081 Hi, I’m not sure how you take it but as someone who takes Temazepam & it works well, here are some tips:
1. Food: Regardless of what your doctor says, taking it on as empty a stomach as possible is your best bet. Eat a lighter dinner, or eat dinner early but your stomach should be empty (or as empty as possible).
2. Water: The medications works *way* better when taken with a large amount of water. I’m not sure why but drinking a generous amount of water vs just a single glass makes a huge difference for me.
3. Other meds: Some mood stabilizers or anti-depressants counteract the effects of Temazepam. I’ve found that if I take my mood stabilizer before my Temazepam it won’t work. So I have to space them out.
4. Caffeine: This one sounds counterintuitive I know because you want to sleep. But ingesting a tiny amount of caffeine can help the meds to enter your system more quickly. Just be careful not to ingest too much caffeine. I usually take a couple Excedrin (otc pain reliever that has caffeine) or a couple sips of caffeinated soda. It’s not enough to keep you awake but it’s enough to help the medicine work quicker.
This applies not just to Temazepam (Restoril) but also similar sleep meds. Good luck! 😴
@@matthewscott1091 think a little caffeine might help reneron work ?
Yeah it hardly did anything to me but I also took Xanax for 4 years
I've taken it twice, both times I had crazy dreams that were so strange it took me 2 hours after waking to forget about the crazy shit I'd dreamed. Giant red apes and talking clam shells , obese women falling from the sky threatening to smash me. Weird, vivid dreams that seemed more like hallucinations .The kind of stuff a person may dream if they have a temperature of 103 and have double pneumonia. Not my idea of good restorative rest.
Those are funny dreams 🤣🤣🤣
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