problems sleeping after quiting my meds

[Florida941]

Im having trouble falling and staying asleep.   Recently i went thrue a detox to get off of heroin use.  I was on Subutext for about 2 weeks and weened myself off.   ive been 3 days now without taking any meds but i cant seem to fall asleep or stay asleep when i do doze off.  I end up stayin up all hours of the nite tossing and turning.  Ive tried tylanol Pm and it only helps put me to sleep but i wake up shortly there after.   I just found a "old" perscription of  "Diazepam" 5mg tablets and im wondering if anyone knows if they might help me with my sleep.  was thinking on taking 1.  5mg tonite befor bed but i dont want to do anyhting that might endanger my well being.   Ive taken Diazepam/valuim  and other brbituates in my past and never had any problems (besides the side affects)  but seing how im coming off of Subutext and your not supose to mix thoes 2 kinds of medications  i worry about my health.

being 3 days off of my past meds im hoping its out of my system and i will be able to introduce some sort of sleep aid to help me with my restless nites and depression.  

I have never been Perscribed by a Dr to take any barbituates /AMOI inhibiters  but i have dabbled in them of the street in my past using days.  

any bit of insight on this matter would be gr8ly apreciated ...    I jsut want to be able to stay off my subutext and start working on getting some proper sleep so i can function the next day.    

Last ntie i got 3-5 hrs of sleep  off and on..  and i am drained out today.  The past 2 nites ive been exercizing  befor bed to try and tire myself so i can fall asleep but it only seems to make me wrestless in bed.

[scarlett_nothing]

hi, I'm having same problems sleeping. it's a general getting off opiates thing.... three weeks off of methadone, and yep, just broken sleep, even with sleeping tablets. wake after 3 hrs and just toss n turn and fidget.
so i know how you feel, and it is perfectly normal unfortunately. Diazepam, i don't think it is technically a sleeper. it's more anti anxiety, as far as my dr said anyway. it might help a little but i wouldn't expect heaps from it. i never found it to do much anyway. dr said that even the really strong ones still don't totally knock you out in opiate withdraws anyway.
what pbear14 said above is good advice, something i should also do. i haven't tried melatonin yet, but am willing for anything at this point!! you can get it from health shops, or the internet.
good luck to you, sleeping would rock at this point!

[wayway1414]

Well, if it's been three days now since your last dose, then taking a benzo should be fine. Just take one though.....depending on the dose! Also, don't exercize at night. NEVER! Depending on what time you go to sleep, you should start winding down about 4 hours before you usually go to sleep. Don't drink any caffine after noon either!!! Try not to watch television, read books, or do anything that will make your mind have to really pay attention to anything for about an hour before you go to sleep!!!!! Also, dim the lights in your home for that last hour. And try not to eat anytime before bed.
Good luck, and by tomorrow taking the benzo will be perfectly fine!!!!

[Florida941]

thanks ...  i was doing some RX research on diazapam and its spoce to help with depression and sleep deprivation .  so i might give it a try tonite ..   ive been 3 days no Subutex so i take it its mainly otua my system ..        ill look into melatonin .. is that an over the counter drug  or perscription . ?    Ty tho  

im not far into being clean but i can tell its going well !  thanks to all the help and support ive gotten .. TY ALL !!!

-FL941

[gizzy32]

Hey man, so good to hear your clean now. Most struggle with the sleep the most and it seems to be one of the hardest thing to get back at first. Not sure about the dizapam, i have taken it and it helped, but if you can't mix then don't. The only sleep aid i have used is melatonin and that stuff completely knocked me out, it's worth a try. Congrats on those 3 days clean, this is the start of something special, hang in there.