 |
Reel_X_4U
Enthusiast
Reged: 04/24/03
Posts: 255
Loc: Queens, New York City
|
Re: halcion
02/09/04 06:07 PM
|
|
|
Hi Chevygal,
Halicon, or genericly known as "Trizolam" is specifically a sleep-inducing benzo. It's not "Valium" or "Xanax" which is used for "Anxiety". It's a tried and true sleeping-med from the benzo family, there's also others like it like "Prosom" (1mg) or better known as "Estazolam" from the small family of the "Zolams" a category of benzos, some are used for anxiety like "Xanax" better known as "Alprazolam" or which is primarily an anti-anxiety benzo. Then you got the "Zepams" which also have med for both "anxiety" and/or sleep. For example "Valium" (10mg) or better known as "Diazepam" is primarily used for "Anxiety", then you have "Rohynpnol" (1mg) or better known as "Flunitrazepam" which is a primarily used for sleep. So as you can see within each category there are meds both used either "Anxiety" or "Insomnia". What makes Halcion stand out form the others is that most benzos have a "hangover effect", which pretty much means that some of effects of the med will stay with "U" into the next day until the body fully metabolizes it and then in turn eliminates it from the body. This is partially determined by the innate properties of a particular benzo. One of these properties is something called "Half-Live of a drug", which means that how long will it take the body to fully metabolize half of the dosage of the benzo you took. All benzos have differing "Half-Lives". Halcion in particular has a "Half-Life of 2 hours", it takes the body 2 hours to fully metabolize half of the dosage of a med. In comparison, "Valium" has a "Half-Live" of 8 days. So in terms of "Halcion" there is little "Hangover effect", because due to "2-hour" "Half-Live" property, it's pretty much almost fully metabolized by the time you wake-up. But there is a "dark side" when it comes to "Half-Lives", when taken on a regular basis, the med lowers your threshold to "Anxiety", "Insomnia", and "Seizures". So if you happen to run out of the med and you don't have anymore to take. What ensues when the last dosage of the med is fully "metabolized and eliminated" from the body. You have something called "Re-bound Anxiety" and/or "Re-bound Insomnia". Depending on the benzo in question, these rebound effects can be "REELLY" "DISABLING". "U' can venture into semi-psychotic or a very nervous state (I've been through one "GURL" it's no joke, you will be on your knees begging for forgiveness to rid yourself of them). The shorter the "Half-Live", the worse the "re-bound effects" if you happen to run out. That's why doctors place their patients on the "taper-down" method when it comes to benzos, (Well most do, some don't care, they will cut-"U"-off "Cold-Turkey" and not even bat a eye, it's all about showing whose in charge and teaching you a lesson at the same time). Even when taken as directed, Halcion can cause severe "re-bound" effects, it only has a half-live of "2 hours", besides it's converted into three active metabolites, (thus the generic name "Trizolam", "TRI" meaning three). This also explains it's potency (which is quite high). All you need to get a full night's rest is either .125mg (that's only 1/8 of 1 milligram) or the other dose it comes in (.25mg which is only 1/4 of 1 milligram). It also had a third dosage pill form which was .5mg (which is 1/2 of 1 milligram, but that was discontinued years ago). After people started complaining about feel anxious and edgy the next day and when the scienctists, question all these people who felt in this way, all they had in common was that they used "Halcion" as a sleeping-med). So the .5(S) will discontinuted and the two dosage level were left on the market. The "Zolams" category of benzos are stronger milligram-for-milligram than the "Zepams" category. Halcion is one of the most effective sleeping pills on the market today. It's what those type meds that guarantees "Sleep", no matter how much of an insomaniac you are. If you're going to fill the "Script", a good generic brand is "Greenstone" (at least for me they were) and it's quite cheap, I think I payed $8.36 for "30", less then my insurance co-pay of $10,00). But the way I take "Halcion" is with the .5mg strength by getting a script of .25mg and taking two, which equals .5mg dosage, ( I'm not saying "U" do that, that's the dose I took when they were avaialable in .5mg, make sure you take "Halcion" according to the doc's directions). When you take one and it takes effect you'll first feel an intense "RELAXED" phase then before you know it, you're out cold and probably won't wake-up till the next day. But I'm wise in my ways I don't take it everyday, like I'll take it on a Friday night then for Saturday to Monday, I'll take something else like for example "Soma or Trazodone" for sleeping purposes, then on Tuesday I'll take another ".5mg", and on "Wednesday and "Thursday", I'll take something else "non-benzo" in nature even "Tavist-D" will provide me with the sleep I need. The reasoning behind this you never let the "Active Metabolites" build-up in the bloodstream. This way you avoid two things one is the "Re-bound" effect and the other is there is no "Tolerance" to the med) you don't take it on "continuous basis" for the "Tolerance Mechanism" of the body to kick-in. It is those who take it on a daily basis that get the "Re-bound Anxiety" and "Re-bound Insomnia". Just ask someone whose been through "Xanax" AKA "Alprazolam" (a chemical cousin of Trizolam) withdrawls. For me it only took 5 days of daily usage and had bad re-bound effects, at the time I was new to "sleeping meds" in general and to "Halcion". But I noticed that I was edgy and nervous during the day and only when I took the med at night did the effect go away. It wasn't until I saw a "NEWS Evening Special" did I make the connection. At the time most of interviewees on the show were mostly women. Anyway "Chevygal" just be careful and use it on a "At Need Basis". Remember the "Rebound Effects" can escalate to Seizures (but that only happens to individuals who have taken for a long time) and haven't "tapered-off". Sweet Dreams Chevy, welcome to the world of "Halcion", I'm just the gatekeepper, allI need is a password from "U" so that I can open the gate for you to enter this new realm "UR" about to venture into. The passworld is "MARYJANE", and the gates will open and I then welcome "U" with a smile into my "WORLD". And you'll be surrounded by greenery of all types of botanicals. Make "Urself" comfortable, "U" can stay as long as want, I would "REELLY" enjoy your "Words of Wisdom" as "U" weave through endless mazes which bring an adventure at every turn and I then bring "U" to the gates for now the trip is over, but a new one awaits "U" on the next night. Sorry, there's others behind "U" that are waiting their turn, in all "FAIRNESS" I must "LET THEM IN", they also have the magic code "MARYJANE" and they're my "KEWLEST" "FRIENDS" ("U" know I have so many from all walks of life), see my "PICTURE" off the left under my "SCREEN NAME". "KEWL"!!! isn't it 
--------------------
Some men see things as they are and say "WHY"!!
Some men see things as they are and say "WHY"!!
I've dreamt of things that never were, and say "WHY NOT"!!
|
|
|
 |