Ever Had A Xanax?

@Dave03​

Good night sleep is very important being healthy and Recovery process.
Particularly, a major surgery, 'Knee Replacement.'
Not only a Good night sleep, you need a lot of rest until you resume daily routine.

btw) there are two different 'sleep clinics' nearby my home which any insurance does not cover, but apparently thriving to still exisiting.
 

Dave03 said:
Ok, I put this in the Health section of the forums, because I couldn't figure out where I should put it.

As most everyone knows, I had knee replacement surgery a little over a month ago. Recovery has been going well. The only trouble I have is sleeping.

If I get two hours at a time, that's a lot. When I fall asleep, it doesn't take long for my knee to start aching from being in the same position for any extended period of time.

It was to the point of exhaustion. I was desperate for some 'good sleep'. So, I asked my wife "Do you have anything I can take to get some sleep?"

So, she gave me 1/2 a Xanax.

Literally, 18 hours later, I woke up and I felt well rested, if not a bit woozy.

Needless to say, I won't be doing that again.
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If it worked, it worked. It sounds like the dosage was a little too much. The orange pill is the lower, the blue is the higher. I keep several of the orange around just in case. I used one half about 2 months ago after four nights of less than 3-hour sleep. Better to have on hand and not need than to need and not have. A lot of seniors are afraid of various medications, but abuse is typically the bailiwick of younger people. Seniors know better, or should.
 

It's probably similar to Valium as they're in the same class. I used to take Valium and also another one that I can't recall the name. I took it for years. The first time I took it I felt very good, high. After that it only made me on the tired side. I had to withdraw from it and that was very hard. They are very addicting. I haven't had any in many years.
 
I've never had Xanax. But tomorrow morning, I have to be well rested, get up & have breakfast, and drive 50 minutes to meet somebody for an important thing at 8:20am. Not an unfamiliar thing from back when I had a regular work life.

My plan is to take half a 5mg OTC melatonin tablet. I'll put that under my tongue about 30 minutes before lying down for the night, and I expect a good night's sleep. I'll plan to wake up by 5:45. However, I'm not struggling with pain or discomfort that might otherwise wake me after I go to sleep.
 
Yes. My doctor had me on 1mg 3 times a day for GERD. He thought my stomach upset was do to anxiety. I took it for 10 years. Then learned that my diet was the reason for GERD. I started the KETO diet and then found out about withdrawal.
 
hollydolly said:
I've just looked up what the name is in the UK..Diazepam.. there is no way that Diazepam would take my pain away... or knock me out for 18 hours I take 10mg every night to be able to get a few hours sleep...
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In the US, Diazepam is Valium. When I was in my 20s, every time any of the women I knew spoke of virtually anything to their doctors (except undiluted happiness), they got a prescription for Valium. Weight loss drugs were given just as easily; one did not need to be overweight. Weekly B-12 shots were administered by a doctor who apparently did only that.

We all got those drugs/vitamins. You can never be too thin, B-12 shots supercharge your energy levels, and Valium is great to take before you visit your mother.

Things are a whole lot different now, which is good. Except here we are in 2025 and there are no drugs for severe chronic pain which don't lead to addiction and/or people getting acclimated to the highest dose they can take and then it doesn't work very well.
 
Valium was originally developed to relax muscles. It still is supposed to be used only for that, however, since most folks felt terrific after taking a dose, it became a drug of problems. The low dosage of either 1mg or 2and one half dosage for relaxation at bedtime was acceptable.

I had a friend who would pop 10mg. with a martini. I told her she was courting the blue death.
 

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