Sleep Aids

[WARBIRDWS6]

Looking for feedback on using prescription drugs as sleep aids. such as valium/xanax or ambien. valerian/kava/melatonin really don't seem to work for me when i get in the can't sleep phase. i was thinking valium would work well, especially since it could be used as a "calmative" during the day as well serving split duty. well any suggestions welcome.

 

[DownUnder23]

Are there any otc drugs that effectively help you sleep?

 

[WARBIRDWS6]

everything seems to have the opposite effect, lol. except nyquil, that shit knocks me out. but i don't drink....so i suppose the alchohol and diphenhydramine and whatever else is in there works well on me. but i'm not looking to be swigging bottles of nyquil. sometimes the melatonin works for resetting my clock. if i take it for a week or so at the same time......i tend to fall asleep at that time. but lately i have been having it real bad falling asleep at times, and wanted something to pop when it happens so i am not up all night. melatonin doesn't work well for the quick fix purpose for me.

 

[WARBIRDWS6]

if its short term then ambien works great but i you shouldn't use it more then 2 weeks. I have used it for 3 before and it got be back into my sleeping pattern. If you are on dbol or something that's causing your BP to be high, I take a Bp medicine and it helps me sleep much better. Some will disagree with that but I have done it many times.

yeah, fuckin dbol and paxil at the same time. they are probably what is keeping me awake. dbol stops in a few days anyway, and like you said i may get over the initial paxil sleeplessness, if that is what it is, soon. been on paxil for a week now. ambien is expensive as hell though. valium is cheap. didn't want to get into the ambien due to price if it wasn't effective.

 

[DownUnder23]

If i take nyquil when i wake up i am drowsy as hell.....I have to be up at 6am so i tend to be a little drowsy all ready!

 

[WARBIRDWS6]

If i take nyquil when i wake up i am drowsy as hell.....I have to be up at 6am so i tend to be a little drowsy all ready!

yeah, but it knocks me out! thats what counts. i like it for getting over a cold.......just knock your ass out with a half bottle and wake up all better.
oh, johnboy...PM me about that site if you can vouch for it being good stuff. i forget the price i was quoted....i'll have to look it up.

 

[WARBIRDWS6]

Ambien by syntelabo, 10mgX100 tabs for $100. not sure if that sounds like a good deal or not.

 

[gainerxxl]

Ambien is a good choice only if you have trouble falling asleep. It won´t do anything if you can´t sleep through the night. Valium is not a good choice at all, it has a very long half-life and you´re fucked up the next day (and don´t notice it, but it´s still in your system, half-life is up to 40 hours).
Xanax works best for me. It allows me to fall asleep easier and I´m not feeling drowsy or still tranquilized the next day.

 

[The Terminator]

Xanax is great for knocking me out (but hung over the next day), Ativan works well, Valium is funner during the day , and since I'm not sleeping for shit this week I'm gonna try some Flurazepam that I just picked up tonight....I'll let you know. BTW all of these drugs have a pretty high tendency to cause dependency in users, so use them with caution....

 

[DangerousGrounds]

MELATONIN SUCKS opps

I taken em all the best ones over the counter are Bynedryal (sp)and Dramamine.

knocks ass out quick but build a fast tolerance

 

[rottweiler75]

the benzodizapine family are good to lower cortiosol levels too, the added bonus. Maybe try a low dose of xanax or atavan. On the other hand there known to be one of the most addictive drugs known to man, so if you try them keep yourself in check. After days of taking benzodizapines, it may take a while to get your sleep back to normal, without having insomnia. I would go with the lowest possible dose if u try it, and work up until u can just get the edge off. U sound like me very sensitive to most drugs, I can cut a xanax .25 (smallest dose in half) and it will knock me out.

 

[WARBIRDWS6]

yeah, xanax and generic xanax are one "backorder". figures. valium/ambien are available. i'll figure something out.

 

[horsePOWER]

hmm, and i thought banging your ole'lady worked best before bed.

 

[WARBIRDWS6]

hmm, and i thought banging your ole'lady worked best before bed.

your right......thats one of the problems i am having here. lol. plus all the aggravation they give you all day tires you out, and that helps with sleep too. I'm not getting either or.

 

[ukgear1]

valium is good i take it but not evernite jst when i feel like a long sleep norm knocls me out for 10hrs and its cheap and easy to get

 

[WARBIRDWS6]

valium is good i take it but not evernite jst when i feel like a long sleep norm knocls me out for 10hrs and its cheap and easy to get

thats what i figure. sounds good. plus i can use it in the morning too, for zonking my ass out if i don't feel like letting shit bother me that day.

 

[Silverback316]

Why not try some gaba.

 

[DownUnder23]

does tylenol pm help anyone out?

 

[WARBIRDWS6]

Why not try some gaba.

I used that for GH purposes way back when AST first came out with it. but i don't recall it helping with sleep. we got it at GNC, but they are low dose caps i believe. doubt it would work for me though.

 

[DownUnder23]

never heard of gaba?

 

[joeyz123]

Ambien, ambien, ambien

 

[liquidmuscle]

i have only used valerian root and melatonin...valerian is supposed to be stronger...only if i take 4 does it do anything

 

[Northstar]

The only OTC sleep aid that has helped me was Aluna but my body adjusted to it quickly. On test cycles my sleep is terrible. I've tried OTC aids, Ambien - that only let me sleep for a couple of hours, Xanax but I could see myself geting to like those too much. 1 10mg Valium does the trick for me. I fall asleep quickly and sleep a good 7 hours and wake up without any kind of lethargic feeling. When the cycles over, I don't need the V's anymore and can put them away until the next time.

 

[fogg88]

I know you're more interested in Rx than OTC, but I just thought I'd throw in my two cents worth. Target sells their own brand of diphenhydramine hcl, that comes in a 50mg liqui-cap. Much quicker absorbtion than the regular pills. These work great for me... and don't have all the extra crap that Nyquil has.

 

[gainerxxl]

Yeah, diphenhydramine at 50-100mg works quite good, but it fucks up my intestine. Whenever I use it a couple of days in a row I get constipated because of its anticholinergenic properties. Being constipated sucks big time while bulking.