day five

[wilkie530]

thanks all last nite was hard ,i went to my doctor and told him it's lack of sleep that always sends me back down the wrong road,He has gave me some sleeping pills only 14 20's tamamzpane i have to bo honest iv took 7 in all yesterday but iv slept since 4pm till now 3am so they did the trick.
i don't want to start taking them all the time im not swapping one addiction for another but just for a couple of nights sleep they are worth it my promblem is opaiates and im not running to some dealer though i hate going to the doctor i think iv been sensible for once .
but im on day five still feeling a bit up and down but im feeling stronger inside for once i feel im learning to live with the mental cravings thanks for all ur posts they have helped me sooooooooo much ,roll on daysix!!!!!!!!!

[todd247]

Im a little confused. Does.1 mean 10mg of Valium? Xanex or whatever?

thanks

[edd8ok]

Hi ya Wilkie,

Well done, again my friend, Just please please be very careful about those Benzos. I've noticed that your Benzo intake has increased over the weeks that we have been chatting. I know you don't think that they are problem but they soon will be if your not extremely careful. I have told you that these Benzos lie hidden under your original addiction and in many cases when addicts who use that particular group of drugs actually think that they are clean from their original addiction eg: opiates, they are driven back out there and use, thinking that they are craving the opiate when in fact it's the W/D from the Benzo that they are feeling.

So please, please be so very ,very careful that these little Benzo Buggers, don't creep up on you, ok?

If you think kicking herion is hard then please remember that trying to kick a Benzo habit is even harder and very,very much longer.....................and very difficult and dangerous to C/T them. In fact the only way to come of them succesfully and safely is a very sloooooooowwwwwww taper. Believe me I know.

You take Care and all Benzo users beware,

Eddy

From your side of the pond

[wannabefree330]

I take trazadone for sleep.  It is an antidepressant but a poor one at that.  It is fairly short acting, and causes fatigue and drowsiness, so whaa--llaaa  new treatment.  My problem with falling asleep is getting my brain to shut off long enought to get tired.  I will lay for hours on end trying to fall asleep on my own.  To no avail.  It may be something to consider for you if your insomnia continues.  I have taken it for 10+years now and if I travel and accidently forget it, I don't even bother going to bed.  Hang in there with the detox, you're almost through it.

[worried878]

Be safe with any benzo....but in reality it would probaly take 10 or more temazapams to equal 1-1mg xanax....be cautious and just use them for a week or so...then many try something like melatonin or valerian root if u continue to have problems..or talk tour doc about an alternative sleep med that is not habit forming

[insearchof4]

Good for you....I am new to forum, so I don't know what you are detoxing from...what drug?  I have suffered from insomnia for most of my life...long before I started any form of drug or alcohol use/abuse.  Nothing seemed to help me sleep, so I can relate to the sleep deprivation issue...it is no picnic.  I must confess that I've been taking Xanax for sleep only for the past 17 years.  For some reason, I've never been interested in abusing this drug...even though I have several friends who are addicted to Xanax in an abusive manner.  I only take it for sleep and have always taken the same dosage (1 or 1.5 mg a night).  My doctor has tried several alternatives, but nothing else works.  I'm severely allergic to Ambien.  Finally, my doctor decided that it is fine for me to continue Xanax since I've never abused it and it seems to work.  I'm terrified to tell anyone that I still take it since it is technically a controlled substance.  I guess what I'm saying is that I don't blame you for taking 7 pills to sleep....when we are sleep deprived, we become desperate.  But it sounds like you might want to consider other sleep aid alternatives.  Without my med, I simply do not sleep.  Anyway, be careful and it sounds like you are well aware of your potential for abusing a new drug.  There are non-narcotic sleep meds if it continues to be an issue for you.  I have several friends who take seroquel and it works for them (didn't for me though).  Good luck and congrats on making Day Six!!

[bandnmom]

You sound like you are on the right path!! God job! and keep it up

[soreadytodetox]

h ey im glad you are starting to fell better inside! yep i deal with those cravings everyday, it is a challange thats for sure, one day at a time!!! congrats another day for you day 5! its 3am their? its 10:30pm here. keep up the good work! check out the amino acids they so help me plus as i told you my dr. has me on the trazidone & seraquil they really help me! but i still deal daily with fighting the cravings they are getting better! i do well so much better mentally. well congrats again i hope i helped you yesterday it does help to be able to just talk sometime. im glad we all have each other!    sherri

[cathy5841]

glad you are better.  you are aware of your adiction so you should be fine.  it does get better...so hang in there.  you are doing great.

[worried878]

Temazepam is a very weak benzo...good choice and using it during this time and quitting when done is not anything bad...ur chances of success are much better with sleep...much better