John, thank you,
I have a lot of questions because i'm scared even though i have a lot of ami
besides diazepam, which benzo is still long-term?
I am also very afraid of it. And always questions
I am not John ;) Nevertheless, I have a small overview here:
All benzodiazepines induce deep sleep. However, they differ greatly in duration of action (how long you sleep) and onset of action (how quickly you fall asleep).
Duration of effect
- short: to 6 hours midazolam
- medium long : 6-12 hours oxazepam, temazepam
- long: 12-24 hours lorazepam, flunitrazepam
- very long: longer than 24 hours flurazepam, diazepam
The duration of action mentioned here applies to normal use. The duration of action may be considerably longer if a large number of tablets are taken.
Onset of action
- rapid: less than 30 minutes midazolam, flunitrazepam
- moderately fast: 30-60 minutes temazepam, lorazepam,
- slow: more than 60 minutes oxazepam
The onset of action mentioned here applies to normal use. The onset of action may be considerably faster if a large number of tablets are taken.
After taking a fast-acting benzodiazepine, one usually falls asleep after you usually fall asleep after 10 to 30 minutes. To prevent falling asleep while taking the lethal drugs, it is better to take the fast-acting benzodiazepines after all other drugs. This is especially true for the fast-acting
This is especially true of the fast-acting midazolam, which can induce sleep within five minutes. If midazolam is taken at the same time, you risk falling asleep before you have taken all the drugs.
Recommended fast-acting benzodiazepines
- Midazolam: recommended dose 150 mg (20 tablets of 7.5 mg or 10 tablets of 15 mg);
- Flunitrazepam: recommended dose 20 mg (20 tablets of 1 mg or 10 tablets of 2 mg). Flunitrazepam is the only benzodiazepine that in an overdose both induces rapid onset of sleep and is effective for 24 hours.
Recommended as second choice:
- Lorazepam: recommended dose 25 mg (25 tablets of 1 mg or 10 tablets of 2.5 mg);
- Temazepamine in soluble form (trade name: Normison): recommended dose 400 mg (40 capsules of 10 mg or 20 capsules of 20 mg);