Temazepam for Insomnia User Reviews (Page 2)

• Quail...
• February 28, 2014

"Temazepam works fantastic for insomnia. I am not really sure why I developed insomnia; It just happened. If you don't mind using a prescription medicine, it's the best for insomnia. No side effects to report, and no next-day drowsiness. I use the lowest dose- 7.5mg, with melatonin, because melatonin is a powerful antioxidant, and I sleep great, feeling refreshed in the morning. I thank God for both temazepam and melatonin."

• Caramel
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 24, 2019

Restoril (temazepam) "Excellent med!!! I'm a 7 year breast cancer survivor, and have been dealing with insomnia off and on, but lately, insomnia is terrible. I called my doctor, who called in Restoril. I have only taken for first time last night and FINALLY, I get wonderful sleep!!!!!!!!!!! A full 8 hours!!! I did not feel drugged upon awakening, and I feel very rested! The type of job I have, I need to use the "brain" and its functioning on a full 8 hours of sleep instead of 4!!!! No complaints at this point!!!"

• I...
• July 15, 2015

Restoril (temazepam) "Temazapam is the only med that treats my insomnia. I have tried every non benzo on the market, and have been in numerous sleep studies. I sometimes go 3-4 days with the average sleep of those days being 1-2 hours total. I was prescribed 40mg temazapam and can get a solid 8 hours of sleep. I cycle it seven days at a time to reset my sleep cycles as needed."

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

Restoril (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."

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

Restoril (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 curently take 30mg Restoril, an antidepressant that is supposed to make me tired (Lamictal), 0.5mg clonazepam or 5mg Valium, and 2 Benadryl and I still lay in bed awake for 2 or 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!"

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

Restoril (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 15mg 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...)"

• Anonymous
• June 8, 2009

Restoril (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."

• Grand...
• 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. "

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

Restoril (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..."

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

Restoril (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."

• BKano
• 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 away 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 - its terrible."

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

Restoril (temazepam) "30 mg Worked great first time I took it and every time I have needed since. Sleepy within 30 min and get a solid 8-10 hours sleep and wake up feeling amazing. Great stuff zero side effects - except losing weight."

• Jeanie
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 4, 2019

"Been taking 30 mg capsule twice a week for about 30 years. Lately maybe 3 time 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 80's, a cancer survivor, and quite healthy and happy. Just can't get to sleep!"

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

Restoril (temazepam) "I was given a prescription of 30mg 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 lead me to believe that it does well as a muscle relaxer . Another property of the drug which I found helpful was a significant decrease in anxiety and 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, other effects outweighed the uselessness of the intended treatment."

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

"Been on 30 mg temazapam 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."

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

Restoril (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."

• ronil...
• November 23, 2014

Restoril (temazepam) "Been not sleeping for over 10 months now. Usually over the years just a week at a time. This time up 3-4 times a night. About 4 hours of sleep. Started Restoril last night. Slept straight through. Yeay"

• Susie
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 20, 2023

"I have bad depression, anxiety, and severe insomnia. Trazodone stopped working for sleep. I have been on 30 mg of Restoril for one year. I am so scared of memory loss, but I also can't sleep without it. I have anxiety added to my list about taking this med. I am scared of long-term effects, but I can't sleep without it."

• 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 affects. Temazepam may not be for everyone but has been a life saver 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 affects."

• dacota
• June 12, 2009

"I have taken this for the past 2 nights and it has not worked for me at all. It's like I haven't even taken anything. I can't sleep. I don't know what I should do or if I should try it with something else. Or if I am supposed to take it a certain amount of time before bed or what but all I know is I am not even sleepy even 2 hours after taking this medication."

• Nick
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 29, 2020

"I was instructed to take one or two 15mg 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 wakeup refresh. 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 some what normal..."

• Fefe
• February 23, 2018

Restoril (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!"

• Dano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 10, 2020

"I took temazepam 10mg for the first time last night. Don’t recommend at all. Didn’t make me feel sleepy in fact I felt more awake. Just felt a bit out of it if anything which really didn’t help. Only fell asleep about 4 hours after taking it for about 2 hours only...feel sick today. Won’t take it again."

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

Restoril (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 most than a couple 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 “hang over”. For the last year and a half or so I have taken Temazapam in combination with Seroquil and Hydroxazine and it has worked amazingly. I recommend giving it a shot."

• Gastr...
• December 6, 2019

"I have been taking temazepam 1x30mg per evening for 5yrs/2months for an 'anxiety' disorder...but in my second brain - my gut. My stomach would prohibit me from falling asleep. I would have brain zaps/feeling 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 8hrs. 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 black out). 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."