Well... It is habit forming as you know. Keep doing that for a while then try to go to sleep without it. I think it is a problem. I wouldn't do it regularly. Maybe only a couple times per week.
I did this for like a year, ran out of source (wasn't prescribed) and had zero withdrawal or Ill effect. Not saying this to condone it, but in my experience the sides of addiction were horribly over exaggerated.
How bad of a habit is taking 1mg before bed and ONLY before bed? I've been doing it lately and sleeping for 9 hours a night easily.
Nothuman don't know about that mate . funny I read your post and I was just about to put down my sleep stack lol
75 mg Kirkland diphenylhydramine
400 mg 5-htp
3 tabs of schiffs melatonin works great for me. Every time. Been on it for some time now. I have been thinking of reducing diphenlyhydramine. some days I just take 2 mini tabs.
U tried this ? I would like to think this much gentler then the stuff u talking about.
It's just like any other bezo its addictive. Did you just start with 1mg or did you split the dose before? There are plenty of people that use it before bed though I'd just be careful bro.
Are you prescribed this benzo or you taking it recreationally.
If it's the latter go get ambien,Lynsey's or better yet trazadone!
Trazadone is the best sleep medicine I ever been on and it's not addictive ,while Xanax is very addictive and it will eventually not work,so you will need to up you dose.this will happen quite frequently.
I'd go for the non addictive sleep medicine.i don't really like ambian or lunesta since they Made me hallucinate but trazadone you can start off on a really low dose about 50mg and sleep like a baby!
Another thing to keep in mind is alcohol and benzo withdrawals are the only two types of withdrawals that can kill you so just be careful borther, have you tried any other types of natural ways to fall asleep? I personally have 1 glass of red wine and a melatonin an hour and a half before bed and it really helps.
on benzo addiction, i can speak.
xanax has a relatively short half-life, so if you're just taking it one time a day (@ night before bed) then you're probably pretty safe from becoming 'addicted' to it. but like was mentioned, getting to sleep without it will be damn difficult if you don't skip a few nights here and there. i actually got addicted to it for two years back in 06 when i quit drinking (after a DUI - i was a bartender for many years) and i could order it online. long story short, i honestly didn't KNOW it was addictive until i found out too late. i started taking it ALL the time b/c it made me not give a fuck, loved it. then fast forward, had a seizure or two, almost died - a couple of times, ended up going to rehab for 6 months and that was it.
i honestly didn't know it was that harmful b/c i got it from 'legit' dr's online.
but long story short, you take it once a day, you'll probably be fine, but eventually you'll need more. then it's a problem. i use trazadone, and it's okay, but i have extreme insomnia. it would be good to alternate the two, if not give up the xanax altogether. but xanax can put you down like none other lol just be aware of the power of this drug.
Nothuman don't know about that mate . funny I read your post and I was just about to put down my sleep stack lol
75 mg Kirkland diphenylhydramine
400 mg 5-htp
3 tabs of schiffs melatonin works great for me. Every time. Been on it for some time now. I have been thinking of reducing diphenlyhydramine. some days I just take 2 mini tabs.
U tried this ? I would like to think this much gentler then the stuff u talking about.
i have been taking xanax for around 2years .5 mg to 1mg max! sometimes i stop taking it for 2 months and im still sleeping like a baby i dont plenty of rest like when im taking them, but imo i dont feel like i need to sleep
How bad of a habit is taking 1mg before bed and ONLY before bed? I've been doing it lately and sleeping for 9 hours a night easily.
I would def cut-down on the diphenlyhydramine. It may cause early dementia or cognitive degradation. Not worth the risk imo
It causes me to have a tremendous head ache if i dont sleep as much as it intends for me to, but lately( mine are only like .5 tablets) ive had to take a half a tab nightly and that is just to settle my nerves down, sleep better than without it but/:
My doc told me this;
If u take xanax and u feel like urself its anxiety, if u take it and fall asleep its not anxiety, and u shouldnt use it because it will and can become very addicting!
I choose melatonin + l-theanine over the xannies sometimes, just because i dont want that addiction....
I hate that i have to take it, dont want to, nerves are all over the place lately tho....
My other doc said take aleve sleeping tablets because they arent addicting, but dont want that on my liver for long periods either....
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How bad of a habit is taking 1mg before bed and ONLY before bed? I've been doing it lately and sleeping for 9 hours a night easily.