Flurazepam and Insomnia: What Users Say

• joj...
• July 29, 2019

For Insomnia "I have taken flurazepam to sleep for over 10 years. It has always worked, never a need to increase, etc., etc. Now comes the problem, same as others: terrible withdrawal. I had to go to detox and am still having symptoms. Add to that, I am having some kind of allergic reaction to something, and my body is completely swollen (especially my tongue). I couldn't sleep now if I wanted to! Allergists think it's in my head because I am acting crazy now due to 9 weeks of no sleep, possibly still withdrawing, and now a swollen body!! It angers me that these companies can just PULL a drug off the market whenever they feel the need!! If anyone has found a drug (not a benzo) that is working to help them sleep, please put it out there to help all of us that are going through this craziness!! I have tried numerous things (the latest is Rozerem), not doing a thing.. Hate living a nightmare!!"

• sco...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 18, 2023

For Insomnia "I have been on flurazepam 30 mg for 15 years. I found out two days before my cruise that they no longer made this medication. This was over 2 months ago. I am going through severe withdrawals, and my doctor keeps prescribing me benzos, which do not work. I have the shakes, I do not remember the last time I had any sleep, and I am irritated all day. Why would they make people go through this? I am 64 years old, this is the most horrible thing I have ever been through. The doctor cannot find anything to replace it because flurazepam was only one-quarter benzoid, it had a sedative in it. This is why nothing else works."

• tor...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• April 5, 2019

For Insomnia "I've been taking the generic of Dalmane for over 13 years, and it works very well most of the time. I've never had any problems filling my prescription at Rite Aid until recently when the pharmacist said that the company who makes it (Roche) isn't making large lots of it. Apparently, that's why it's been difficult to get on a regular basis. There have been times I've waited a week to pick it up after calling in the prescription, and I can honestly say, I've not experienced any side effects other than what I recall before I started taking them... not being able to sleep. Before Dalmane, I tried other sleeping medications, and they didn't work, or I was concerned about side effects: Ambien just worries me. Oh well."

• sdi...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 8, 2022

For Insomnia "My pharmacist told me yesterday that this refill is the last, it has been discontinued. They are not making it anymore. Has Mulan discontinued flurazepam for business reasons again? The attempt in 2019 was quickly changed to a temporary shortage, and thousands of people suffered terribly. Some were permanently damaged by sleep deprivation. If it has been discontinued without notice, people will suffer horribly, and some may die. Sleep deprivation is a terrible way to go. But I have found nothing about this, in September 2022, online. They may be stopping in secret."

• Bob...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 17, 2021

For Insomnia "Been on Dalmain 25 years, was steady and stable, then told I had to come off. It’s the worst drug ever to come off. I lost weight, had uncontrollable shakes, no sleep, paranoid, down to a quarter dose, and stopping taking Loazepam 1 mg. Hope I don’t crash, don’t use it."

• Cla...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 16, 2021

Flurazepam for Insomnia "Did not sleep till 7 a.m., but insomnia is quite bad. Going back to my old drug."