Sleeplesness and Halcion
Question:
jack, as with anything, especially drugs, most people have different reactions. when my neuro prescribed prozac, i raised my brows ‘n said, "doesn’t this drug have some bad press"? he said the what i was referring to was _60 mins_ or _20/20’s_ journalistic hysteria. he said it was a good drug and as with anything you put in your body you must keep your wits about you. i told a friend that i was taking prozac and she freaked-out, "oh my god @#$%!!" i kept a close eye on myself and now two years later i’ve never had a problem. since then, i’ve met people who have had problems with prozac, but many more who haven’t. with halcion the same goes, some will not tolerate and others will. if it was good enough for georgie bush… sue
Response:
My personal experience with Halcion was that it facilitated sleep but resulted in several instances of unconscious behavior on my part; e.g. leaving home for work only partly clothed!!!!!! What else did I do or might I have done if I hadn’t been stopped by my wife? Caveat Emptor!!! Good luck. Vic
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Beware Halcion, banned in most Euro nations, grossly overprescribed here in the US. One dose is fine for, say, a flight acros stime zones. Repeated use made me psychotic and suicidal — and I have no such personal or family history.
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I took Halcion for a week or two, and started forgetting the durnest things! This was years before the problems with it were officially discoved, but they are all true. I am talking about forgetting really critical stuff, not the kind of foorgetting we do with MS cognitive problems. Marsha
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -NETN…@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU writes: > Yes, prednisone definitely produces marked insomnia. i’ve taken > it chronically on alternate days, doses up to 120 mgs., and this > has been (other than increased urination) the only pronounced nega- > tive side effect. Beware of sleeping pills. One neurologist had > me briefly on Halcion, a very dangerous drug. I’ve tried elavil > but found it didn’t work well and made me hazy the next day. Also > found I was very sensitive to valium (felt groggy constantly), al- > though it works well for many. Finally settled on klonopin, also > in the diazepam family, but for me totally benign. Prescribed as > an antispasmodic for my jumpy legs, it also (at 1 mg. dose: 2 pills) > ives me a sure sleep and no hangover. Sometimes I take a third > pill midway thru the night if I find myself awake, but rarely. Have > been using klonopin for 4 years with no need to increase dose. > Check with your neurologist. Good luck!
The neurologist just Rx’d halcion for Robin yesterday and she did get a better night`s sleep (only up once or twice). Why do you say it is very dangerous? I seem to remember reading something in the past but I don’t recall what. Thanks, Jack
