RESTORIL Reviews (TEMAZEPAM)

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RESTORIL  (TEMAZEPAM):  This medication is used to treat a certain sleep problem (insomnia). It may help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and lessen how often you wake up during the night, so you can get a better night's rest. Temazepam belongs to a class of drugs called sedative-hypnotics. It acts on your brain to produce a calming effect. Use of this medication is usually limited to short treatment periods of 1 to 2 weeks or less. If your insomnia continues for a longer time, talk to your doctor to see if you need other treatment.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR RESTORILCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 2  Trouble falling asleep Day one: woke up after very restful sleep to a terrible pounding headache in the right side of my head. Headache lasted the majority of the day. Day two: I just woke up at 3 AM (after falling asleep about 1 AM) from the most vivid, stressful, and upsetting dream I have ever had. Also woke up with the exact same headache I just finally got rid of less than eight hours ago. The effects of Restoril on helping me fall asleep were stellar. Much more gentle and effective than Ambien. The side effect of the terrible headache is not one I'm capable of enduring, and completely negates the benefit of being able to fall asleep quickly. The dream I just had (which I am sure is due to the Restoril since it and my reaction to it was completely out of character) is something that has me so stressed out that I'm terrified to fall back asleep now because of the chance it or something similar could recur. F 37 2 days
15mg
4/27/2015
 5  Insomnia I have been taking half a capsule a night 4 to 5 nights a week. It has been extremely effective with minimal side effects much better than those from insomnia. While my doctor is confident that it is quite safe I am not sure I have the same level of confidence. Studies appear to indicate it is safer than most other benzodiazepines but it feels time to rid myself of what has become a dependence. For short term use I have found nothing better. M 58 10 years
15mg
3/28/2015
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 1  Can't stay asleep Nothing I got this prescribed today and took my first 30mg capsule 2 hours ago and feel. nothing, no sleepiness, no drowsiness , nothing. I'm not tired at all. I also take 10mg oxycodone every 4 hours and have been on those for two years. I need sleep bad and so far this restoril is not working for me. F 47 1 days
30mg 1X day
3/12/2015
 3  for sleep sleep-eating, sleep haircutting (just awful), sleep conversations, interactions, and social media posts that are embarrassing the next day; massive withdrawal symptoms when I ran out F 43 1 years
30 1X day
3/4/2015
 4  to sleep I took 2 30 milligrams last night wonder how long it will take to get out of my system Have a doctor appointment need to get this out of my blood stream 47 1 days
1/27/2015
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 5  Insomnia None I loved this for insomnia--it was just the right strength to allow me to fall asleep within a normal time frame without making me overly sedated should I stay up on it. I could fall asleep in 20 minutes on it whereas without it took me hours. If I took it and chose to stay up and read or watch TV, it did not incapacitate me. Very smooth, very mellow, and it worked. M 29 4 months
N/A 1X day
12/17/2014
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 3  Chronic Insomnia due to Lupus None. I've been on benzo's in the past and have tolerated them well. I have a complicated medical history and take meds to help with symptoms. There doesn't appear to be any contraindications by adding this drug. I will say that although I fall asleep quite easily with this dosage, I wake in 3-4 hours and cannot fall back to sleep again. I've requested a bump in dosage with the hope that my doctor will continue to prescribe 15 mg, but 2x/night. I can live with 6 good hours of sleep. My mind is clear. I'm motivated during the day. Overall it's working much better than Lunesta and doesn't give me the night terrors that Ambien did. I'm a vivid/lucid dreamer, but as a writer am happy that this med hasn't changed that. It's obviously not for everyone and when the day comes that I've built a tolerance to it, will be proactive in weening off of it appropriately. Many comments have been posted about sudden withdrawal related to benzo's. People- read the drug information!! Talk to your doctors and pharmacists. And NEVER abruptly stop a prescription med. The warning is in black and white. Hope this helps. F 44 7 days
15 mg
9/12/2014
 5  Sleep I believe I am more groggy tired out of it in the morning even after 12-14 hours goes by from the time I take it. But seems I need 60 mg to keep me sleeping a good -8-10 hr sleep. My body does not seem to need more over time .. Maybe because Iam on such a high dose. I would like to take less actually. Need to talk to shrink about that. F 59 2 years
60 mg
7/25/2014
 1  Severe Insomnia None; have not resumed taking this drug due to both its severely addictive properties and the complete lack of its being able to resolve my insomnia. I was prescribed 30 MG, and after only two weeks, the drug entirely lost its effectiveness--which is very common for all benzos. Stay away from this drug! I would recommend in the strongest terms that anyone considering or being prescribed Restoril will decide not to take it or any other benzodiazepine, as it will cease to work in the long-term, you will have to take more of it, and then you will have to go through withdrawal from it, which is horrific. F 49 0 days
30 MG 1X day
6/17/2014
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 3  Insomnia M 89 1 days
30
6/3/2014
 5  Insomnia None I sleep like a baby for the first time in a long long time. I went they a couple other medications that made me too groggy to function the next day or just didn't work. I sleep 5-6 hours. But most important I stay asleep. I use to wake up and stay awake for hours at a time and fall asleep right before the alarm clock went off. F 33 7 days
15mg
3/29/2014
 5  Insomnia None I take it 2 - 3 times a week as needed for sleep. Works great. Make sure to get in bed immediately after taking. M 27 6 months
30 mg 1X AN
2/25/2014
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 3  Restless Leg Syndrome Loosing cognitive abilities, memory and energy. I feel really stupid a lot of the time...and yet I know that I am an intelligent person. Increased appetite at the onset of taking my 30 mg......no other times. Complete mental BLACK OUTS if I take 45 mg. I have gotten up the next morning and to my horror realized things that I had either done or food I had eaten the night before...it was the same as when I used to get drunk. WOW. Well what can I say...I love the feeling I get from Restoril. It only takes 10 minutes to work and I love the drugged feeling I get. I make sure not to eat dinner until I take my 30 mg., otherwise I will not get such a strong feeling, I will however still sleep great. I never had a problem with sleeping....just began getting RLS a few years ago and this works great for that, but now I don't know what to do, because I am tired of feeling stupid and not being able to remember things. I tried Trazodone and it really knocked me out, but the memory and drugged affects are even worse for me than Restoril is. F 62 3 years
30 mg 1X day
1/1/2014
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 4  Severe secondary insomnia A bit groggy, also makes me need excessive amounts of sleep (10 hrs instead of about 8.5 -9) I was on "Lunesta" (Zopilcone) for 8 years but when it no longer worked I had to go onto this. I also tried various sedative psycho drugs and some of them helped for a few years. I was on and off this for years too, as it's only effective for max 1 week at a time. At the moment it's the only way I can get undisturbed sleep at night. I tapered off all hypnotics twice this autumn and it wasn't difficult for me at all, but I had to go back on them since I wasn't able to get sufficient amounts of natural sleep and the other sedative alternatives all give me restless legs. I really don't want to be on this kind of thing but my insomnia is due to fibromyalgia and so I see no hope and don't think CBT will help in my case either. F 47 6 days
5 - 20 mg 1X day
12/11/2013
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 1   Cold turkey after 35 days, no instructions from doctor! Horrific side effects, felt like brain was on fire, brain squeezing, hot flashes, gagging, hand tremors, panic attacks, exaggerated depression, no sleep. Doctor didn't know what was causing this... What a load of crap!!! Evil drug, do not take, doctors hand it out like it is safe and don't explain what it does if you stop, are clueless about withdrawal. F 49 35 days
15 - 30mg 1X day
10/21/2013
 5  chronic long term insomnia Hunger a half hour after I take it so I take it andGO ToBED right away. Only benzo without either a tolerance or hangover 45 10 years
15-30
10/19/2013
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 3  Insomnia No side effects. The amount of sleep was moderate only about 4-5 hours so not ideal I took this for quite a while but finally decided to switch to something else and Ativan was the answer. M 30 3 months
30
10/17/2013
 2  insomnia,vivid dreams Insomnia, nightly vivid dreams Restoril was prescribed to help with insomnia and the nightly colorful, vivid dreams. It's like watching a movie all night long, every night. Ugh. 15mg hasn't done much for me. I'm not dreaming in color anymore, but I'm still dreaming. I've been fighting my cpap mask at night on this Rx. I never had that happen with Klonopin. I've been upped to 30mg and will see if that allows for some quality sleep and respite from these dreams. F 48 30 days
15mg 1X day
7/11/2013
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 1  minor insomnia Drug from HELL! After about a month began waking up in terror. In the day started getting side effects I had never had. Brain fog, derealization, severe anxiety, cognitive impairment, depression, worse insomnia, headaches. Was in psychosis within three months. Stupid doctor cold turkeyed me off after ten months. I am 5 1/2 YEARS off and still suffering every second in protracted w.d . This pill had DESTROYED my life for the last 6 years. Doctors need to be sued for handing out benzos like tic tacs. ALL benzos are EVIL poison. Stay far far away! M 45 10 months
30mg 1X day
5/10/2013
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 4  Insomnia none It works for me to fall asleep, but I can only stay asleep for 3 or 4 hours. F 36 2 months
30 MG 1X day
5/3/2013
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