Opinions - strongest benzodiazepine 4 sleep?

[Abrad]

Not something we can discuss, you should edit your post.

[Fantasian]

I dont have much to input here but i have a little, as follows.

SWIM has tried the following

Temazepam - 20mg - Effective for sleep but take 1 - 2 hours to take effect
Diazepam - 15 mg - used for anxeity and sleep - same as above however significant drowziness follows use.
Lorazepam IV - i dont really remember much it's being used as an alternative to taking strong opiates for pain. I remember feeling very sleepy very quickly
Diazepam IV- Same as above

Diazepam 30mg rectal tube - SWIM's thoughts on this originally were pretty against it as he really doesn't like taking things through the back end however he is using this as an alternate pain therapy to tryto sedate oneself so much to avoid using opiates. SWIM must say that he fell asleep within 10 minutes of administration and might offer him a viable alternative. This mighht work for SWIY but SWIM only takes this once per week not everynight, so addiction is less of a worry. If your interested i have a post under addiction on how im using my Benzo's to replace the opiates for pain killers. It's been effective in some respects and not others.

Finally just to note SWIM never found anything psychologically addicting about benzo's but does understand the risk of physical addiction.

[mark_v]

The last few years,SWIM has tried almost every benzo out there, and in his experience, the best benzo's for sleep^are:

Dormicum (available in 7.5 and 15 mg from Roche): works very fast, hits you like a train, but tolerance is build VERY quickly.

Lorametezepam (2mg): not as 'brutal' as dormicum, but you'll sleep for at least 8 hours in a row, so it's great for people who wake up a lot during the night.

But like with all the other benzo's: be careful, because of the tolerance and addiction. SWIM had serious problems with that in the past, and trust me,you don't wanna go there...

[adzket]

swim was last on Lorametezepam 3mg a night plus two 5mg diazepam they still kept on waking in the night and tolerance built up no longer viable as doctor did not want to prescribe more a 3mg was over guide line amount as it was. swim currently on 2 5mg diazepam with lorazepam they have only been on this combo for a few months but already notice its not working as much. swim gets very distressed when they can't sleep and feels like they are going crazy, as well as hallucinations mood swings depression worsens sometimes thoughts of self harm as just away to get some piece and quiet at night from there brain going 20 to the dozen constant thought no relaxation no sleep swim often gets so wound up at trying to sleep for hrs they often get up and keep them self’s busy. this also interrupts with work and study for swim as they are drained and lethargic for days until they get a good nights sleep. also swim can sometimes stay in bed for 12 plus hrs not sleeping but to tired to get up and do anything. swim wishes they could give ones self a general anaesthetic to just knock them out for a few hrs. so anyways they would like to know a combination stronger than those above if there is one swim does not want to take over the prescribed amount of medication as feels this would be un helpful