Temazepam for Insomnia User Reviews (Page 2)

• Anonymous
• June 8, 2009

Temazepam "The first time I took Restoril was the longest I've slept in over 20 years. I truly cannot remember ever sleeping 7 hours at one time. I have been taking Restoril for over 3 years now and I can usually count on 5 hours of sleep. The only side effects that I have noticed are forgetfulness and sometimes balance."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 25, 2013

Temazepam "Restoril has been great. I sleep 6 hours and wake up feeling refreshed, no hangover effects. I took Trazodone, Ambien, and Lunesta before. None have been as effective. I have very few nights where I struggle getting to sleep on 15mg."

• Pra...
• March 25, 2020

Temazepam "1st night on 15 mg. Took at 9:30 pm hoping to have been sleeping by 10:00 pm. It's now 12:45 am and still wide awake. My doctor said it was to be used sparingly 2-3 nights a week. Guess it only works for some people."

• nig...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 21, 2019

Temazepam "I am a nurse and have been working night shift for almost 2.5 years since completing my undergrad and boards. I am 2nd in line to go back to day shift (yay!) so hopefully by 2020. As the years have gone on, I have found it harder and harder to sleep during the day, and I have tried everything. Was just prescribed Restoril - took 15 mg 20 mins ago and feeling very sleepy. Tonight will be my 3rd shift in a row, so I will post an update on how it works! Goodnight (I hope...)"

• 36...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 15, 2013

Temazepam "I have taken 30mg for several years now. Worked well at first. Slept well with only slight sleepy 'hangover'. As time went by, less and less effective. Before bed, I currently take 30mg of Restoril, an antidepressant that is supposed to make me tired (Lamictal), 0.5mg of clonazepam or 5mg of Valium, and 2 Benadryl, and I still lay in bed awake for 2 to 4 hours before falling asleep. Sometimes I have to call in sick to work because it is 4 am and I haven't fallen asleep yet and know I can't get up in 2 hours and function for work. Restoril is great for about a year but I would plan on switching to something else after that!"

• jef...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 20, 2014

Temazepam "I have suffered from complex insomnia (trouble falling asleep as well as trouble staying asleep), secondary to severe major depressive disorder, for many years. I have lost count of the sleep meds that worked for a while until I developed a tolerance. I have walked a tightrope between meds that don't help at all and those that make me sleep all day. My current solution is a combination of temazepam to help me fall asleep and Seroquel to help me stay asleep. It's the result of a lot of trial and error, and it is regulating my sleep better than anything I have ever experienced. Now if can just avoid building up a tolerance..."

• sle...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 1, 2013

Temazepam "I took Restoril for about 5 years. It really helped me fall asleep and stay asleep. When I woke in the morning, I wouldn't have any hangover effects, I would feel refreshed. It also didn't cause me to sleep so heavily that I couldn't wake if necessary. Unfortunately, after about 5 years, it stopped working. I was taking 30mg a night (sometimes a little more if I needed to go to bed earlier than usual). I wish it still worked, it was a great medicine while it lasted."

• Stu...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 6, 2018

Temazepam "30 mg worked great the first time I took it and every time I have needed since. Sleepy within 30 min and get a solid 8-10 hours of sleep and wake up feeling amazing. Great stuff, zero side effects - except losing weight."

• Gra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 3, 2014

"1st night amazing, after trying so many others that haven't worked at all. I mean I stayed awake right through them. 30mg of temazepam and I was passed out within 30 minutes and slept hard for almost 6 hours, that's NEVER happened before. I'm so excited. No hangover. Feel clear, rested and hopeful tonight will work the same."

• BKa...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• February 11, 2019

"I have been on temazepam for over 15 years. I have tried to stop taking it - just to be safe - but I lie awake for 4 days and go back to taking it. For me, like others, this is the only drug that works for me. I am tiny but need the 30 mg dose to sleep, and I don't sleep that well. I think it also matters who manufactures it. My insurance company just sent me a new Rx but from a different manufacturer, so we shall see how it goes. I also feel badly for people who can't sleep - it's terrible."

• Jea...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 4, 2019

"Been taking 30 mg capsule twice a week for about 30 years. Lately, maybe 3 times a week. Saved my sanity. Never a bad effect. Fall asleep within an hour (my issue was a brain that never shut down, so couldn't fall asleep) and almost always wake up about 7 hours later with my alarm, feeling totally refreshed. I would love to take it every night but am a bit afraid to. Not sure why, I'm in my 80s, a cancer survivor, and quite healthy and happy. Just can't get to sleep!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 14, 2013

Temazepam "I take this about three times a week to help me sleep. I have had insomnia for two years. Even though I work 12-14 hours a day and jog 5 miles 4 times a week, I still could not sleep. Started taking this and it did not do much at first. But now it really works! I can sleep about 7 hours and only wake once or twice and can go back to sleep pretty quickly usually. I wish I could take it every night but doing this lessens its effect on me. I save it for 3 nights a week and struggle through the others. Side effects are constipation, I never 'go' the next day. Also, pretty bad rebound insomnia, I do not sleep well the night after I have taken it."

• Jac...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 29, 2020

"Been on 30 mg temazepam for almost a year now. Best rest on it. I've been on several medications in the past 20 years that didn't help me sleep well. Only to eat at night or stay awake like a zombie, or be sluggish the following day. However, if I don't have it, I can't sleep at all now."

• Jai...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 25, 2016

Temazepam "I was given a prescription of 30 mg Restoril by my GP doctor to help combat recurring bouts of insomnia. While it did nothing to help me fall asleep, it did help me in a couple of other ways. I frequently suffer from tension headaches and noticed after 15 minutes of my first dose the headache was completely eradicated, which led me to believe that it works well as a muscle relaxer. Another property of the drug which I found helpful was a significant decrease in anxiety, which made me more comfortable in social situations. I never felt 'high', just an increased desire to interact with my fellow peers. So while I can't give it a glowing review for the reason it was prescribed, the other effects outweighed the uselessness of the intended treatment."

• ron...
• November 23, 2014

Temazepam "I've not been sleeping for over 10 months now. Usually, over the years, it's just been a week at a time. This time, I'm up 3-4 times a night, getting about 4 hours of sleep. I started Restoril last night and slept straight through. Yay!"

• Lou...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 6, 2020

"61-year-old female and have been having issues staying asleep for the last couple of years. Dr. prescribed several other drugs before this one and nothing worked or had side effects. Temazepam may not be for everyone but has been a lifesaver for me. Was not having trouble falling asleep, just staying asleep. Not retired, so had to get up in the am. I was miserable before this. 30 mg every night. No side effects."

• Fef...
• February 23, 2018

Temazepam "Since starting law school, I developed terrible anxiety. I never struggled with anxiety before, so this was all new to me. Eventually, the anxiety turned into anxiety and insomnia. Long story short: my doctor knew it was anxiety causing the insomnia. She went through the same ordeal in medical school. She prescribed me Restoril, and voila! Sleep. Initially, the pill took 2 hours to put me to sleep, so I’d take it around 8 p.m. I didn’t have a problem with that since I knew to take it early. However, now I start feeling sleepy in less than an hour. My favorite thing about this medication is that I never wake up groggy. I rarely wake up sleepy, and this is huge for me because I’ve awakened sleepy my entire life. I’m only on a short-term dosage, but I am going to talk to my doctor about taking this medication the duration of my schooling. It really allows me to just rest instead of being anxious all night with no side effects!"

• Cra...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 4, 2019

Temazepam "I have had what some might consider “severe” sleep issues most of my life. Like, days without sleep, and when I do sleep it’s typically no more than a couple of hours. I have been through a whole slew of medication over the last 6 years or so to try and find the happy medium of getting sleep and not having to suffer the morning after “hangover.” For the last year and a half or so, I have taken Temazepam in combination with Seroquel and Hydroxyzine, and it has worked amazingly. I recommend giving it a shot."

• Nic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 29, 2020

"I was instructed to take one or two 15 mg before bed. I took one and slept for two hours, it was good sleep, I guess. I didn’t have nightmares, but once I was up, I would have anxiety. I took a second pill and would sleep for another 4 to 6 hours and wake up refreshed. So I am taking one and then waking up and taking a second. I even tried to take a .50 Xanax an hour before bed, hoping it would help, and nope, it didn’t. So next appointment, I’m gonna see what other medication I can get on. I have horrific nightmares, the incident that caused the PTSD always occurred at night. I hate medication, but I’m desperate to feel somewhat normal."

• Sle...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 5, 2019

"For me, this is a wonderful drug, assuring a good night's sleep. I have a prescription for 30 mg. I take 15 mg when I go to bed and the other half about four hours later. I get a very good 7 to 8 hours of sleep. Every two or three months, I stop taking it for four to six weeks but invariably go back because of the good sleep it guarantees. I like being able to manage my sleep, and my temazepam prescription makes this possible."

• Joe...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 30, 2019

"After over 30 years of temazepam at 30 mg a night, it has been a blessing. I get the sleep needed without any side effects. My lab results are always very good. Without this medicine, I would never get the sleep, and because of the lack of sleep, I would become depressed and would end up in the hospital. After being prescribed, all the depression problems became manageable, and I have never needed to be hospitalized for depression. If taken properly, this medicine can be very beneficial."

• Gas...
• December 6, 2019

"I have been taking temazepam 1x30mg per evening for 5 years and 2 months for an 'anxiety' disorder, but in my second brain - my gut. My stomach would prohibit me from falling asleep. I would have brain zaps, feelings of falling, etc., many evenings per week. I would stay up all night, unable to work the next day. Then, one random evening at the ER, the ER doc gave me temazepam, and for the first time in a decade, I slept well. Yes, I was nervous. Yes, it knocked me out for 8 hours. Yes, I was a little groggy for the first half hour until I got out of the shower and then 100% awake. That lasted about 40 days (the grogginess and hardcore blackout). After the 40 days, the falling asleep period is more natural, and the waking up period is seamless. I have never felt like I have built up a tolerance to it and have never needed more. I don't feel addicted to it and have never felt any withdrawals from it from taking it for years."

• Sle...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 25, 2017

Temazepam "First I tried Ambien, loved it! But after a week or so, I started having a reaction of itching, so they stopped it. Then on to Lunesta, it gave me a headache every morning, but it did make me sleep. They stopped it. Then on to Temazepam 30 mg. It works within 1-2 hours. I sleep well for 6-8 hrs. Usually, sometimes I still will have trouble falling asleep or waking in the night, but it's not every night, so it's an improvement!"

• Rex...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 18, 2024

"62-year-old woman here... I’ve been taking Temazepam for roughly around 10 years or thereabouts and I love it. Insomnia sucks, and except for periods in my life prior to menopause, I slept well, without anything. But due to menopause, a depression disorder, and various other emotional disorders, I feel back to insomnia, flopping around my bed for hours. For me, Temazepam, along with Remeron, works like a charm. Yes, I’m dependent on it, but better to be dependent than to be an emotional wreck from lack of sleep and adequate rest. I love my sleep. It’s been a turbulent ride and with the rare exception of cannabis, I am drug-free and stone sober. Another reviewer verbalized the same observation regarding dependence versus anxiety, and I heartily agree. Life is short. I’m older now. Who the hell cares. It’s for the long haul."

• Gor...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 8, 2019

"Temazepam has been my savior. I have PTSD, and the act of falling asleep is a massive trigger for horrific flashbacks. So, it's a vicious cycle that lasts all night. 20 mg of temazepam breaks that cycle. It makes me fall asleep very quickly, and that seems to bypass the trauma center in my brain. I can get about 5 or 6 hours of good sleep. Lately, I've used it with prazosin and Seroquel and get 6 or 7 hours. Advice for anyone starting temazepam: it's very strong, so if you react strongly to sedatives, you'll likely have drowsiness and memory issues. This passes though as your body gets used to it. It gives me serious munchies too. As far as addiction goes, I've been on and off it fairly regularly with no problems. (Lexapro withdrawal was a horror show). Good luck to anyone thinking of using temazepam. I feel your anguish, insomnia is a cruel affliction."