HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

I have tried diazepam, zolpidem, zopiclone and now temazepam and i am still not sleeping. why do these drugs have no effect? insomnia is debilitating

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Stop the pills: Rather than taking another pill I think you need to step back and be evaluated for the diagnosis of insomnia. Your sleep pattern has to be analyzed your blood needs to be drawn. There is a lot of evaluation that must be done before the rare diagnosis of insomnia can be made. Start over

Answered 4/26/2018

1.6k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Have had chronic sleeping problems for some time now, have tried several with no change. Ambien (zolpidem) 10mg worked for a month. Changed to restoril, no luck.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Good medicines that work for insomnia.I've tried ambien, (zolpidem)ambien CR, restoril, metrazapine, silenor,trazadone, also OTC meds and nothing seems to work?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Can I take 3.75 mg of zopiclone to go to sleep after a gap of five hours after taking 2mg of diazepam?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I had some zopiclone and diazepam to help me sleep me i can't remember what happened for a full day. What causes the memory loss?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Which would be more likely to cause the amnesia side effect some sleep meds can cause, zolpidem or temazepam?

9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

I have insomnia and had been using Ambien (zolpidem) for a while. I have to take 4x 10mg tabs just to get to sleep. I have spoken with my pcp and am now trying diazepam 4x (5mg) any helpful advise.
My urgent care doctor gave me 10 mg diazepam for muscle relaxant. I have serious insomnia and take zolpidem regularly. The diazepam.has not made me real sleepy. My sleep med is 12.5 can I go ahead and take it. It has been about 3 hours since I took diazep
I have chronic insomnia + problems with sleep fragmentation, am waiting for appt but having a bad week. Can I take 10mg zolpidem + 3.75mg zopiclone ?
I want to know if Diazapam 5mg will work after taking mirtazapine 45mg for two years. Also can i take diazapam 5mg with zolpidem 10mg or zopiclone 7.5mg? Also which is better for sleep out of zolpidem and zopiclone?
I took 2mg diazepam about 3 hours ago, had trouble sleeping and took 10mg temazepam and then I completely forgot I had taken diazepam, is this safe?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.