steve g Says:
Temazepam As A Sleep Aid - Dr Doesn't Want To Write
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Little bit Says:
My Dr. doesn't want to write this as a sleep aid. How can I get this medication prescribed!? Please help. I have bad insomnia! Is anyone else taking this for sleep problems? I'm sleep deprived...
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Re: Little Bit (# 1) 
i have had many doctors complain that there is a shortage of drugs (usa). people are pretty much taking what ever is left over at the pharmacy (e.g, generics).
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Vtnda Says:
Benzodiazepines are a rough quit if taken every day long term. They are one of two substances that can actually kill you when you withdrawal from it. Alcohol being the second substance that has withdrawals that can kill you. I am not trying to scare you or be one of those people. That’s just the facts. I’m a 49 year old addict in recovery, who has seen it all, and done most of it, lol. I had a brief encounter with internet Xanax, took 4mg a day for 4 months for, what I deemed intolerable life stress. Us addicts like to self diagnose and “prescribe” our selves any number of remedies for “intolerable life stress”. Please don’t misunderstand, I’m not assuming or calling you an addict at all. So anyway, I quit nearly cold turkey after four months and crashing my car along with the famous instant Xanax rage incidents. I was miserable for two weeks. I had both visual and auditory hallucinations, I became psychologically paranoid for about a week, along with the tremors, puking, sweating, etc. Cases like me are why Dr.'s are so careful about prescribing long term addictive meds. Also beware the so called harmless mood stabilizing drugs. My wife is on a supposedly benign medication, no. Narcotic anti-depressant that, when she stopped due to unwanted side effects, she suffered horrible nervous system withdrawal that had my withdrawal looking like thanksgiving dinner. Everything had side effects and most things cause physiological changes that can cause severe and even dangerous withdrawal symptoms.
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steve g Says:
Re: Kevin (# 2)
all sleeping pills are extremely prone to psychological dependency regardless of their schedule. according the the US army temazepam has demonstrated a very low potential for abuse. the air force is switching to ambien. this probably corresponds to the ready to fly check - in this case, temazepam is not the best option. IMHO.
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steve g Says:
Restoril works great. I am taking the novel 123 (30mg) generics. The novel pills came out in the 1980s.
The newer brand name restoril™ (temazepam) made by Mallinckrodt is garbage - it simply does not work.
Finding a doctor to prescribe anything useful is extremely difficult these days.
Have you ever tried belsomra® (suvorexant) made by Merk? [https://www.belsomra.com]. It is a schedule 4 drug making it easier to prescribe and it is very stable. It works very well for me when I cannot get the restoril (usually in the hospital). It is much more expensive than generic restoril. If you can afford the belsomra (~$500 a bottle) I would go with that over the temazepam. At $15.00 a bottle it is hard to beat the novel 123 temazepam.
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tim Says:
its listed as a short term treatment for insomnia...50 mg of benedryl works the same
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Zappamania Says:
Re: Little Bit (# 1)
My primary used to prescribe Temazapam but then started giving me a hard time cause he was also prescribing me Xanax. So now I go to a psyc and she prescribes both without any problem.
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Kevin Says:
Hello Little Bit,
Back in June of 2015 Temazepam was changed to a schedule 3 drug which means that it was possible to abuse this drug, although less likely than a schedule 1 or 2, and that in taking this medication there was a low or moderate chance to have low physical dependency and a high psychological dependency. Doctors have a lot to consider when prescribing medication and choosing which one to prescribe because if they were ever scrutinized or investigated they would need to provide substantial evidence that proves without a shadow of a doubt that this medication was necessary for you to be taking. The doctor may agree that there is an issue but may not see that your problem is severe enough to justify prescribing this medication.
With that in mind I would like to ask what other resolutions he offered you in order to help alleviate your restlessness? I ask because sometimes doctors try to resolve issues through diet and habits first before resorting to addictive medication, if this is the case then he is likely ensuring that he can prove that he did his best to resolve your problem naturally instead of prescribing a potentially addictive medication outright.
I hope this sheds some light on the situation.
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Little Bit Says:
Does any one else have this problem with primary care Dr. Not wanting to prescribe? It seems they say it is because of state laws??? I was wondering if this is just in Texas or is this just with primary care Dr.'s? Please reply if you have this problem!! I'd greatly appreciate your response!!!
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