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Posted by jms600 on June 7, 2005, at 18:31:51
Can anyone tell me what is the fastest acting sleeping drug? Thanks!
Posted by vivi on June 7, 2005, at 18:57:35
In reply to Fastest acting sleeping pill?, posted by jms600 on June 7, 2005, at 18:31:51
> Can anyone tell me what is the fastest acting sleeping drug? Thanks!
I think ambien works the fastest. I have tried alot of sleep meds: Trazadone, Sonata, lunesta, etc. Ambien works the best but only for about 3 hours.
Viv
Posted by TerraJo on June 7, 2005, at 22:03:28
In reply to Re: Fastest acting sleeping pill? » jms600, posted by vivi on June 7, 2005, at 18:57:35
agreed- ambien is the fastest acting. but i wouldn't say it's the "deepest". i'd vote for trazadone on that one. it's too easy to wake up after a couple hours with ambien, which is really annoying. but i still go with ambien when i am lying there and just need to get the job done and go to bed. benzos are good, too, if you just need to rev down but that's not the main reason for using them. but there are times when a xanax is better for me than an ambien.
t.
Posted by Phillipa on June 7, 2005, at 22:12:30
In reply to Re: Fastest acting sleeping pill?, posted by TerraJo on June 7, 2005, at 22:03:28
When I was given chloral hydrate it knocked me out at 5cc in about l5minutes. Then after a few years it required twice nightly doses. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Mr.Scott on June 8, 2005, at 2:09:10
In reply to Fastest acting sleeping pill?, posted by jms600 on June 7, 2005, at 18:31:51
Lorazepam sublingual works pretty fast!
Posted by SLS on June 8, 2005, at 6:47:33
In reply to Re: Fastest acting sleeping pill? » jms600, posted by Mr.Scott on June 8, 2005, at 2:09:10
> Lorazepam sublingual works pretty fast!
It does for sure. Adding a little Halcion, although frowned upon by many doctors, does a great job of putting someone to sleep right away. The Ativan helps them remain asleep and avoid the rebound when the short-acting Halcion disappears from the blood stream. I used this combination to attack an otherwise intractable insomnia caused by treatment with Parnate + desipramine.
- Scott
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