Wings wrote...
Apparently Temazepam is a 'Hypnotic' as opposed to a sleeping pill. I think the difference is that a hypnotic will relax you enough to put you asleep but will not keep you asleep. So if you take a temazepam, fall asleep and 20 minutes later the children come in and wake you up, you will actually wake up and not be in a drug dozy stupor.
Sorry Wings but you this is not true.
The drugs that people commonly call "sleeping pills" are what doctors call "hypnotics".
Hypnotic = Sleeping Pill
Temazepam will certainly cause drowsiness and impair the performance of skilled tasks. Moreover, these effects may persist for some time after waking the next day.
The idea that people might think that they can pop a temazepam then perform effectively if woken a short time later is dangerous nonsense.