Flurazepam and Addiction: What Users Say

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• May 17, 2015

Flurazepam for Insomnia "I have taken Dalmane 15 mg since I had breast cancer in 2008. Worked great getting to sleep and staying asleep. I continued using it since I had several surgeries in the past years. This year I wanted to stop taking it. I didn't know after 4-5 weeks you are hooked on them, they are that addictive. It took me almost 3 months to wean myself off them with my doctor's help. Dropping the dose and using Benadryl on that night until I wasn't using them anymore. I would try another med if I never had to stop."

• The...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 21, 2014

For Insomnia "Chronic insomnia for years, had gotten really bad about a year ago, so my doc made me try Flurazepam, which I must say is by far the best benzodiazepine out there, at least in my experience with about every one of them that is used for sleep. From day two I slept like a baby, and it reset my sleep cycle after the 10-day cure on my first time taking it. (Day one was 15 mg and didn't do much for me, but every other day was 30 mg and worked wonders.) My sleep was deep and quite refreshing, and nothing made me anxious during the entirety of the time it was in my system. Only reasons I cannot give it a 10 are that it is very addictive (and stays for a long time in your system) and that my second cure didn't work so well... (didn't put me to sleep at all)."

• bas...
• May 17, 2015

Flurazepam for Insomnia "I have taken Dalmane 15 mg since I had breast cancer in 2008. Worked great getting to sleep and staying asleep. I continued using it since I had several surgeries in the past years. This year I wanted to stop taking it. I didn't know after 4-5 weeks you are hooked on them, they are that addictive. It took me almost 3 months to wean myself off them with my doctor's help. Dropping a night use every two weeks and using Benadryl on that night until I wasn't using them anymore. I would try another med if I knew I had to stop."

• Kit...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 15, 2019

For Insomnia "Was on flurazepam 30 mg for 3 years. It is a benzo, with all the risks of addiction all benzos have. When it was abruptly unavailable, I fortunately realized quickly I was in benzo withdrawal and switched to 15 mg Valium. Valium has a similar long half-life to flurazepam. I am now slowly tapering it by 0.5 mg a week via the Ashton Manual Protocol. Please Google this and learn for yourself. There are FB groups that will help you if you are experiencing withdrawal. The answer is not to return to flurazepam... it is to get off benzos. Read the Ashton Manual, it is the good standard for this unfortunate situation we are in."