Stilnoct--your experiences?

ashblag

Not looking for advice just experiences of any-one that has used these above sleeping pills.

Havent needed sleeping pills for years but these are different to the ones I used to get. Doc says they're the next generation of the old type sleeping pills and have less side effects i.e: groggy head next day.

Any one experience using these?

Inky_Lady

I've been taking stilnoct for the last year or so (on and off) - I find that if I take a full tablet, I am like the walking dead the following day! A half tablet seems to be the right dose for me.
I am very sensitive to sleeping tablets, though. I usually feel really groggy the day after taking one. Stilnoct is the best I have tried. Apart from having to adjust the dose, I have found Stilnoct very good and have experienced no other side-effects.
Hope that helps, and good luck getting a full nights sleep! :-)

Novella

I've never experienced any negative side effects with Stilnoct. I had a pretty horrible bout of insomnia about a year ago, or maybe more, but anyway, I was prescribed 4 Stilnoct per week and I found they worked okay.

TylerIE

We are all a bit late but...

We used them for a family member and he was like an absolute zombie the next day. Very drowsy and a little withdrawn / disorientated the day after. Stopped taking them and immediate improvement.

s14driftking

i got a weeks perscibriction of them from the doctor last week and had the 7 taken in two nites and still no sleephes perscribed me zopitan now but will not give me any more after this perscribtion and says ive to go on relaxers if my sleep patern is not returned to normal
anyone ever had this

SarahC11

ive been taking then on and off for about 2yrs now, never has any problems.
you start to get immune to them after a while so keep checking wit ur doc if u sometimes can go a bit overboard ans take 3 or 4 for a buzz if that's the kinda think u might, for me personally ive taking 4 im on a great buz!! there like Viagra for women trust me i love these things


Soo all n all ive had no problems with them so go 4 it

Conas

I'm taking them at the moment. I find that if I stay up an hour after taking one, and I still haven't felt sleeply, I'll start seeing things. For example I'm always thinking that there are people around me as I'm sitting in the chair, and I start talking to them and all. It's really weird to be honest, because I know they aren't really there. I'm not afraid or anything, but it happens most of the time. Then when I go to stand up I fall around the place, as if I'm drunk. They actually make you feel drunk. I don't find them addictive, but I have two weeks supply to use up. As you can see I do have insomnia, that's why I'm still up. Time to take my Stilnoct.

callmepetardu

I know this thread is old, but still thought I'd post my experience.

I've been struggling to sleep for three and a half weeks now, and was given Stilnoct by my local GP. Upon taking it, I began to feel like I was drunk, but uncontrollably drunk. I fell asleep for what felt like a few hours, but was only twenty minutes. In that time, I'd managed to pull the cover sheet off my bed, as well as the duvet, blanket and pillows. I didn't really sleep that night, but was in an awkward semi-real state where I was confused. Then, I dozed off finally. I had a nightmare, and when I woke up I was trembling, crying and generally just very out of it.

So yeah, I'm never putting myself through that again...

Inky_Lady

callmepetardu wrote: »

I know this thread is old, but still thought I'd post my experience.

I've been struggling to sleep for three and a half weeks now, and was given Stilnoct by my local GP. Upon taking it, I began to feel like I was drunk, but uncontrollably drunk. I fell asleep for what felt like a few hours, but was only twenty minutes. In that time, I'd managed to pull the cover sheet off my bed, as well as the duvet, blanket and pillows. I didn't really sleep that night, but was in an awkward semi-real state where I was confused. Then, I dozed off finally. I had a nightmare, and when I woke up I was trembling, crying and generally just very out of it.

So yeah, I'm never putting myself through that again...

Three and a half weeks of struggling to sleep is just cruel, I really hope you get relief soon.
Might be worth phoning your GP to let them know the reaction you had to Stilnoct? I did find that half a tablet was the right dose for me when I need a sleeping tablet. I just assumed that it's because I'm petite but have since spoken to four or five other people who are chronically ill who've said the same dose suits them...hmm. There are plenty of other sleeping tablets that you could be prescribed though.
Best of luck & take care.

Conas

callmepetardu wrote: »

I know this thread is old, but still thought I'd post my experience.

I've been struggling to sleep for three and a half weeks now, and was given Stilnoct by my local GP. Upon taking it, I began to feel like I was drunk, but uncontrollably drunk. I fell asleep for what felt like a few hours, but was only twenty minutes. In that time, I'd managed to pull the cover sheet off my bed, as well as the duvet, blanket and pillows. I didn't really sleep that night, but was in an awkward semi-real state where I was confused. Then, I dozed off finally. I had a nightmare, and when I woke up I was trembling, crying and generally just very out of it.

So yeah, I'm never putting myself through that again...

I haven't taken them in nearly a year now, and to be honest stilnoct is great stuff to get a buzz off of. I can why they can become addictive. If you are still awake an hour after taking one, a whole host of weird stuff happens. I noticed that doctors hate prescribing them, and rightfully so too. There have been many stories written about the crazy stuff people have done after taking it.

LegacyUser

Iv been on stilnoct for some time now for sleepness nights , But Disaster took place one night i went to bed took my 10mg of stilnoct , upon waking the next day I was told I got up drove my daughters car an nearly killed myself an was totally unaware Id driven ,,, THATS IT THERE GOIN INT HE BIN

Kevster

I see that this thread has been revived... I just wanted to add my own experience:

I suffered a negative reaction to Stilnoct. On the first night that I took them, I suffered cold sweats, muscle spasms/aches, and was just unable to sleep. I told the nurse/doctor (I was staying in hospital at the time), and we agreed to not take another the following night. During that night, I suffered the same again, which I now put down to withdrawal symtoms from the first nigh's tablet!

Kevin

Conas

Kevster wrote: »

I see that this thread has been revived... I just wanted to add my own experience:

I suffered a negative reaction to Stilnoct. On the first night that I took them, I suffered cold sweats, muscle spasms/aches, and was just unable to sleep. I told the nurse/doctor (I was staying in hospital at the time), and we agreed to not take another the following night. During that night, I suffered the same again, which I now put down to withdrawal symtoms from the first nigh's tablet!

Kevin

I'm very suprised you got muscle spasms taking stilnoct. If anything I thought it could help prevent muscle spasms.

Kevster

I was taking other medication at the time, but had never suffered such a reaction with those. If it was due to the Stilnoct - and that muscle spasms are not listed as a side-effect - then I guess they never did enough testing. As I know about clinical trials, drug development, and am a scientist in oncology, I know that it's impossible to account for every side effect.

Kevin

Scruffles

Inky_Lady wrote: »

Three and a half weeks of struggling to sleep is just cruel, I really hope you get relief soon.
Might be worth phoning your GP to let them know the reaction you had to Stilnoct? I did find that half a tablet was the right dose for me when I need a sleeping tablet. I just assumed that it's because I'm petite but have since spoken to four or five other people who are chronically ill who've said the same dose suits them...hmm. There are plenty of other sleeping tablets that you could be prescribed though.
Best of luck & take care.

the longer insomnia is,the more likely it is becoming a learned routine.

am twenty nine and have been a severe insomniac lifelong/since a baby! they have always refused to prescribe sedatives because they say long term insomnia cannot be solved by sedatives; the person will never develop a proper sleeping pattern if they relie on medication,that is why they only give short courses of sedatives or shoud only give short courses.
there is a lot of different ways to support insomnia without the use of any medication or supplement though none of them personaly worked for self due to having a different cause.

mine is due to being severely autistic,we have a lack of melatonin and am prescribed a strong form of the supplement/the only form available in england called circadin;its only licenced for people with developmental disability or anyone over fifty though because we are known to lack melatonin.
the stuff works amazingly but every monthly/blood time it stops the melatonin from working, stupid hormones.

The_Conductor

I'm on Stilnocht intermittently- and to be honest, it just doesn't work for me. It takes me hours to go to sleep and then I'm groggy the next day. They thought it was a great idea for me to try it last time I was in hospital, but decided after 2-3 nights to give up on it. It may work great for some people- I'm not one of them however.

nesf

Scruffles wrote: »

the longer insomnia is,the more likely it is becoming a learned routine.

am twenty nine and have been a severe insomniac lifelong/since a baby! they have always refused to prescribe sedatives because they say long term insomnia cannot be solved by sedatives; the person will never develop a proper sleeping pattern if they relie on medication,that is why they only give short courses of sedatives or shoud only give short courses.
there is a lot of different ways to support insomnia without the use of any medication or supplement though none of them personaly worked for self due to having a different cause.

mine is due to being severely autistic,we have a lack of melatonin and am prescribed a strong form of the supplement/the only form available in england called circadin;its only licenced for people with developmental disability or anyone over fifty though because we are known to lack melatonin.
the stuff works amazingly but every monthly/blood time it stops the melatonin from working, stupid hormones.

I was put on Circadin after benzos and sleeping tablets didn't help. I slept normally for the first time since my early teenage years for about two weeks, then it wore off or something and my sleep as you can tell from the timestamp has gone to ****. My sleep cycle is advancing again which is a very unwelcome thing.

LegacyUser

Inky_Lady wrote: »

Three and a half weeks of struggling to sleep is just cruel, I really hope you get relief soon.
Might be worth phoning your GP to let them know the reaction you had to Stilnoct? I did find that half a tablet was the right dose for me when I need a sleeping tablet. I just assumed that it's because I'm petite but have since spoken to four or five other people who are chronically ill who've said the same dose suits them...hmm. There are plenty of other sleeping tablets that you could be prescribed though.
Best of luck & take care.

I've had difficulty sleeping with the past 14-15 months now.. I get about an hour sleep a night, saying that i get the very odd night were i get about 5 hours sleep.. I'm likes walking zombie everyday & I'm not even 18 yet.. I've been on various sleeping tablets but tonight is my first night on stilnocht , so here's hoping!!

eire25

I went to the doctor saying I get awful anxiety before I go to sleep as I worry that I won't be able to sleep, sounds stupid I know. So what I wanted was to be prescribed Xanax to take before I go to bed as that did the trick before. Instead she gave me Stilnoct as she said Xanax were too addictive. I'd never taken sleeping tablets before. First night I took them, after about 20 mins I was as high as a kite. Felt like I was drunk when I walked to the bathroom. Went back to bed and passed out. Got about 7-8 hours sleep and felt fine the next day. After a month of taken them have no problems sleeping and I went back 2 days ago to get more off the doctor. Different doctor on that day and she wouldn't prescribe them any more as I'm only 25 and she said I was too young. Then I went to bed that night cold turkey and didn't sleep a wink. Today I feel like total crap and cant stop worrying that I won't be able to sleep again tonight. Don't know what to do now

viv2902

ive just been prescribed stilnoct. im quite wary of taking them as I've googled it and got onto this website. I was prescribed noctamid and found them useless. i'm quite concerned about the side effects of stilnoct. any advice appreciated

lukesmom

viv2902 wrote: »

ive just been prescribed stilnoct. im quite wary of taking them as I've googled it and got onto this website. I was prescribed noctamid and found them useless. i'm quite concerned about the side effects of stilnoct. any advice appreciated

I have taken stillnoct plenty of times and find they are too mild for me. I would wake after 2-3 hours. I'm on mirtazapine now and after an hour of taking it I conk out for 8 hours straight.

judgefudge

I was just prescribed stilnoct today due to a very rough patch for sleep. I have had them before about a year ago and found then great, if a little trippy. However tonight I've taken 15mg and been lying here for 2 hours and I'm just not even feeling remotely drowsy, or getting any of the side effects I got before. So I don't know what's going on. Do you know if it's possible to ring a doctor and ask for a different prescription? I can't afford another consultation to ask for it

neemish

Hated stillnoct - found it gave me awful headaches and a desperate hangover.

Zimovane works for me but what I find best is quetiapine (atypical anti psychotic). Tiny dose and a great night's sleep. Have to say, I find it hard to wake in the morning but once I'm up and about, that's it. None of the hangover I have with benzos.

neemish

judgefudge wrote: »

I was just prescribed stilnoct today due to a very rough patch for sleep. I have had them before about a year ago and found then great, if a little trippy. However tonight I've taken 15mg and been lying here for 2 hours and I'm just not even feeling remotely drowsy, or getting any of the side effects I got before. So I don't know what's going on. Do you know if it's possible to ring a doctor and ask for a different prescription? I can't afford another consultation to ask for it

Sure all you can do is give a ring in the morning and see what the receptionist says. It's worth a try!

TeddyTedson

Even a half tablet makes me very groggy the following day.
I also find best to take it about two hours before going to bed. They seem to take a while to kick in for me.

neemish

I describe it as trying to swim through treacle. The brain is just on a go slow

viv2902

woke at half 3 this morning and popped a tablet at half 7 this morning and its still not worked for me. im thinking of going down health shop route as I really cant keep affording doc payments and prescriptions .thanks for your input

viv2902

judgefudge wrote: »

I was just prescribed stilnoct today due to a very rough patch for sleep. I have had them before about a year ago and found then great, if a little trippy. However tonight I've taken 15mg and been lying here for 2 hours and I'm just not even feeling remotely drowsy, or getting any of the side effects I got before. So I don't know what's going on. Do you know if it's possible to ring a doctor and ask for a different prescription? I can't afford another consultation to ask for it

have you tried googling cheap counselling. I couldn't afford more docs and prescriptions. i'm now speaking to a counsellor and its helpin me. it might help to talk to someone new. its givingme a clearer head

neemish

I'm presuming that you've tried the warm bath, hot chocolate, turn off all screens 30 mins before bed, room is not too hot/cold/dark/bright???

The other thing with sleepers is that they kick in within about 30 mins and you have to go with the "wave". That means when you take it, you should be ready for bed and lying down after about ten mins. The "wave" disappears after about an hour.
NB - I'm not a doc, this is the way it was explained to me in hospital. All the meds work in different ways. When I take some meds, I'd fall asleep into my dinner!

viv2902

I was quite relaxed. I was ready for sleep this morning. i'm not gonna take them again as they don't work for me but thanks for your advice

neemish

I hate that :-(

I had a full night awake last night for the first time in years. Was so frustrating. Had an hour this afternoon and hoping that I will sleep tonight.

Try googling "sleep hygiene". I hate all that self help stuff, but some of it might work for you.

viv2902

frustrating.i'mnot the best pill popper but after today i'm giving up. lots of stress in my life which i'm trying to address .but I thought i'd get 3 or 4 hrs nap with this drug. I can tell you everything I've watched on tv since 3.30 this morning!!!!

judgefudge

neemish wrote: »

Hated stillnoct - found it gave me awful headaches and a desperate hangover.

Zimovane works for me but what I find best is quetiapine (atypical anti psychotic). Tiny dose and a great night's sleep. Have to say, I find it hard to wake in the morning but once I'm up and about, that's it. None of the hangover I have with benzos.

Strangely stilnoct was the only one where I was clear headed the next day, zimovane gave me awful headaches. I guess different strokes for different folks

viv2902

too true

viv2902

never again

lukesmom

neemish wrote: »

Hated stillnoct - found it gave me awful headaches and a desperate hangover.

Zimovane works for me but what I find best is quetiapine (atypical anti psychotic). Tiny dose and a great night's sleep. Have to say, I find it hard to wake in the morning but once I'm up and about, that's it. None of the hangover I have with benzos.

I'm also on quetiapine (seroquel) but on 300mg along with mirtazapine at night I knock out for about 8 hours it's great, crazy dreams though

neemish

You wouldn't see me for a week if I took that much!
How do you find the zispin? I turned into a blob on the couch. Became more depressed and literally couldn't move

lukesmom

neemish wrote: »

You wouldn't see me for a week if I took that much!
How do you find the zispin? I turned into a blob on the couch. Became more depressed and literally couldn't move

Actually took 25mg quetiapine and it knocked me out as well as the 300mg. There's no difference sedation wise but the higher doses are great for anxiety. In the morning when I wake I'm so groggy for ages but coffee brings me around. Yeah have put on over a stone on the zispin. My mood improved a lot when seroquel and zispin added to cymbalta. Probably coming off it in February. Was it hard to withdraw from I'm a bit worried about that?

neemish

Not that I remember. It was like waking from a nightmare. But I'm on cymbalta now, and despite my doctors insistence that its a great drug, I hear that people can get a type of withdrawal from it. If I miss a dose, dear God do I know about it. And if I miss two/three days, I get very sick.

It's fine as an anti-d. Not brilliant but better than what I was on before. Have just tried to go up to 120 of it, but its makes me all jittery.

lukesmom

I'm on 120 cymbalta and if I miss it for a few hours I notice it for the rest of the day.

neemish

Crazy isn't it?
Have to go back down to 90mg. Feels like I'm running on adrenalin. But i tend to be ridiculously sensitive to meds.

lukesmom

neemish wrote: »

Crazy isn't it?
Have to go back down to 90mg. Feels like I'm running on adrenalin. But i tend to be ridiculously sensitive to meds.

I'm normally very sensitive to meds too but going from 90 to 120 cymbalta I can't remember any bad effects although I was so badly depressed in hospital at the time, everything was awful. It's only when they added in the others I started to improve.

neemish

Just out of hospital after trying two mood stabilisers - abilify and zyban. And neither worked in any sense of the word. Was extremely wound up on zyban. Never relaxed and slept very little. Abilify - was very dizzy, dissociated, and restless legs.

So disappointed. Four weeks in and feeling no better. Meds aren't the full answer for me, but thought I'd get some kind of lift. I'm less than a week out and back to where I was beforehand. :-(

lukesmom

neemish wrote: »

Just out of hospital after trying two mood stabilisers - abilify and zyban. And neither worked in any sense of the word. Was extremely wound up on zyban. Never relaxed and slept very little. Abilify - was very dizzy, dissociated, and restless legs.

So disappointed. Four weeks in and feeling no better. Meds aren't the full answer for me, but thought I'd get some kind of lift. I'm less than a week out and back to where I was beforehand. :-(

I'm sorry to hear that and wondering how your feeling today???

neemish

Not good. Today is slightly better than yesterday, but not brilliant.

Have to say, I spoke to my consultant yesterday and he was so reassuring. Said that he will prescribe some extra meds over Christmas and that the hospital is always open. It really helped.
Crying bucketfuls but sure maybe it will help.

Thanks for asking :-)

lukesmom

neemish wrote: »

Not good. Today is slightly better than yesterday, but not brilliant.

Have to say, I spoke to my consultant yesterday and he was so reassuring. Said that he will prescribe some extra meds over Christmas and that the hospital is always open. It really helped.
Crying bucketfuls but sure maybe it will help.

Thanks for asking :-)

That's good the consultant has reassured you. Take it easy and hopefully things should improve. Christmas can be a tough time of year everyone expecting you to be happy x

yandex

Stilnoct? Fine. Seldom use it, simply because doctor won't prescribe them often. One seldom does it for me, usually need two and even then it may not work. Have often taken two and still unable to sleep.

x5494

I find Stilnoct extremely strange. The first night I took one, I recall feeling as though I was surrounded by people, being carried off somewhere. I was talking to them and messaging my best friend at the same time (talking complete and utter gibberish and misspelling everything) asking her where I was going, and why these people were carrying me. I felt drunk/high and weird as hell. I woke up the next morning and just could not get out of bed. I fell asleep around 1AM, but didn't get out of bed til about 3PM. The second time I took one, I fell asleep hysterically laughing at my phone, and woke up to discover that I'd sent more messages to my best friend, but had no memory of sending them.
The past two nights have been okay, no strange reactions. But I do find it difficult to wake up the next morning or get out of bed. Very, very strange.

tiegan

x5494 wrote: »

I find Stilnoct extremely strange. The first night I took one, I recall feeling as though I was surrounded by people, being carried off somewhere. I was talking to them and messaging my best friend at the same time (talking complete and utter gibberish and misspelling everything) asking her where I was going, and why these people were carrying me. I felt drunk/high and weird as hell. I woke up the next morning and just could not get out of bed. I fell asleep around 1AM, but didn't get out of bed til about 3PM. The second time I took one, I fell asleep hysterically laughing at my phone, and woke up to discover that I'd sent more messages to my best friend, but had no memory of sending them.
The past two nights have been okay, no strange reactions. But I do find it difficult to wake up the next morning or get out of bed. Very, very strange.

I share your experience of stillnocht. Took it and did not even make the bed. Had terrible hallucinations. Tried again the second night and drove the car into a hedge, luckily with no serious consequences. NEVER AGAIN!!!

Acara

I hope nobody out there will ever touch these tablets.

Acara

My husband was prescribed stillnoct for insomnia 10 years ago by his GP of 25 years. After taking them as prescibed for only 4 days they had the effect of not allowing him to sleep but what I can only describe as sleepwalking. He was hallucinating and became so paranoid that he thought people were following him. He thought people were out to harm myself and our children. I rang the GP who prescribed them in a state of panic and she advised to to come back in 3 days if he hadn't slept. We were back the next morning with my husband in a totally psychotic state and me in a total state of shock. My husband was 44 and was never in his life psychotic. The GP now explained that my husband was experiencing a mixed manic state and attributed this to a mental illness and not to the extreme adverse affects of stillnoct that other members of boards.is have also experienced. She said he was in a critical state and things were so bad that she closed her surgery for the day to accompany us to St John of Gods. My husband was so bad at this stage that he was put into a padded room administered large doses of more medication and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I believe my husband was misdiagnosed by the psychiatrist and that he attributed the psychotic state to a mental illness rather than to him experiencing adverse side affects of stillnoct none of which was explained to us prior to him taking it. In fact it is only reading through similar experiences on boards.is that I am horrified of the hardship that this drug has caused my husband and our family. I fully intend now to report this drug to higher authorities and report the doctors involved for their absolute negligence. 'First do no harm' certainly was not the case with us.