Temazepam - Substance Search

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Temazepam (trade name Restoril) is a short-acting psychoactive substance of the benzodiazepine class which produces anxiolytic, sedative, hypnotic, muscle relaxant, anticonvulsant, and amnesic effects. Temazepam, like other benzodiazepines, binds to specific sites on the GABAA gamma-amino-butyric acid receptor. Temazepam is used for the short term treatment of severe and debilitating insomnia and as a preoperative sedative.

Dose Information dose.wiki TripSit PsychonautWiki

ROA	Light	Common	Strong	Heavy
Oral	5-10mg	10-30mg	30-40mg	40mg+

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Onset, Duration & After-effects dose.wiki TripSit PsychonautWiki

ROA	Onset	Comeup	Peak	Offset	After Effects	Total
Oral	15-60 min	30-60 min	1-3 hrs	3-5 hrs	3.5-18.4 hrs	6-10 hrs

Effect Profile

32 reports

Scores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:

Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
Validated against 32 Erowid trip reports
Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)

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Benzodiazepine 8.0

Intense 8/10

Strong anxiolysis, cognitive impairment, euphoria, and sedation

Anxiolysis ×3

10

anxiolysis anxiolytic muscle relaxation muscle relaxant emotion suppression

Sedation / Relaxation ×2

8

sedation muscle relaxation

⚠ Motor / Cognitive Impairment ×1

10

motor control loss memory suppression amnesia confusion delusions of sobriety double vision

Euphoria / Mood Lift ×1

10

cognitive euphoria physical euphoria disinhibition

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Tolerance

Build-up develops over 1–4 weeks of daily use; hypnotic tolerance faster than anxiolytic tolerance

Reset weeks to months depending on half-life and duration of use; taper recommended

Tolerance Decay

Full tolerance 14d Half tolerance 42d Baseline ~84d

Benzodiazepine tolerance develops relatively quickly with daily/nightly use; cross‑tolerance is strong across GABA-A benzodiazepines and partial with other GABAergic sedatives. Estimates are based on clinical switching experience and user reports rather than controlled trials; recovery of receptor function typically takes weeks. Data quality: medium/anecdotal.

Cross-Tolerances

Other benzodiazepines

90%

Barbiturates

50%

Alcohol (partial)

30%

Effects Erowid

Aggregated from 32 Erowid experience reports

Positive Effects 9

Stimulation 34.4% 70%

Euphoria 31.2% 70%

Sedation 31.2% 70%

Anxiety Suppression 31.2% 70%

Empathy 18.8% 70%

Music Enhancement 12.5% 70%

Introspection 9.4% 70%

Color Enhancement 9.4% 70%

Tactile Enhancement 9.4% 70%

Adverse Effects 4

Motor Impairment 21.9% 70%

Confusion 15.6% 70%

Nausea 12.5% 70%

Memory Suppression 9.4% 70%

Combinations TripSit

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Community Trip Reports

Anecdotal first-person accounts from Reddit, Erowid, and Bluelight. Click a source to expand. Reports are harm-reduction context, not medical guidance. Tags summarise each author's own verdict — how reports are classified.

Erowid 8 reports 2 positive 3 neutral 3 cautionary visit

Probably Not Recreational neutral exp #64563

I'm writing this because there doesn't seem to be much anecdotal information on Temazepam online , and I would like to contribute some to the effort. Before I start on Restoril, I should give some background on how I happened upon this drug. I've had chronic insomnia since I was an adolescent.

Can Be Different neutral exp #112402

My first encounter with Temazepam was back in 2009. A friendly doc wrote me a script for me to deal with jetlag. I never used it for that but found it very useful to get my sleep/wake cycle back on track once in a while.

Experience With Pheds positive exp #81524

Not too long ago I obtained a 10mg tab of Temazepam, it should be known before I continue this report that I am generally a light-weight when it comes to drugs (Excluding alcohol). My first experience with a single 10mg tablet was generally enjoyable.

Intense and Pleasurable - Now My Favorite positive exp #50140

[Erowid Note: The dose described in this report is very high, potentially beyond Erowid's 'heavy' range, and could pose serious health risks or result in unwanted, extreme effects.

Relaxing but Blackout-Prone neutral exp #108471

I was recently prescribed a decent dose of steroids to take everyday to combat a chronic disease, and my doctor also gave me a prescription for temazepam in order to help me sleep, as the steroid could cause insomnia.

Nowhere but Sickness and Bad Dreams cautionary exp #101187

I got hold of some Temazepam 30mg (little white caps) from a friend who said they were giving him hangovers as a sleep aid. He was ready to flush them but I offered to take them off his hands since I get some pretty bad bouts of insomnia from time to time and just because I love to experiment a bit when possible.

An Answer for My Anxiety cautionary exp #92257

My friend recently found out that I have unmedicated anxiety and I was looking for something that would allow me to relax when I am at home. I live with my parents and smoking weed to sleep is definitely a lot more difficult to do. So my friend tossed me a few yellow Mylan capsules.

Total Blackout cautionary exp #93367

First off I would just like to say pardon any spelling or grammatical mistakes I might have while writing this as I am currently under the influence and also as much as I love pharmacuitiacals and drugs I don't know the proper spellings of all of them.

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Temazepam Well-documented Well-documented Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects. 6 corroborating sources 1 ROA with full dose ladder duration data present 17 combo interactions documented toxicity data (PsychonautWiki, PubChem)