Sanval

restlessmason54 said:Lunice😍—or "psychos," if you want to be blunt...

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I honestly can't wrap my head around reading about people popping Sanval for years on end... isn't that stuff supposed to be strictly for short-term use, like maybe two or three weeks tops, rather than just being part of your daily routine forever?
Anyway, I haven't been able to get more than four hours of sleep at a time since I started taking it...

feralorca2 said:It’s wild reading about people being on this stuff for years. Isn't Sanval supposed to be a short-term thing—like, maybe two or three weeks max—rather than a lifelong habit?
Personally, I haven't managed to get more than four hours of sleep from it.

Yeah, sounds crazy to me too, but hey... everyone's wired differently, I guess. How are you holding up right now?

Doesn't sit right with me...

Resurrecting a dead thread here...
I've been using Sanval for about 15 years now. On average, I take it every second or third day.
Bit by bit, I worked my way up to taking 3 x 10 mg at night. In the beginning, that dosage hits hard; I’d sometimes catch myself stumbling around mid-stride—coming from a state of full consciousness, it feels like an actual "injection" into my brain as the chemicals hit my receptors, and then my mind just shuts off. At first, I would head straight to bed to pass out, but later on, I started sitting at my computer to get a few things done—checking emails or scrolling through news sites—before the final shutdown. There were times I’d be caught right in the middle of "working," only to start wandering aimlessly around the house, trying to find my way back to the bed.
Waking up is the classic, mild hangover feeling you get after three beers. My head aches slightly, but more than that, I feel completely drained and listless because I was awake for so long last night.
Now I'm hitting a phase where even 30 mg isn't cutting it, and it looks like I might eventually have to give up Sanval altogether.

In my personal experience, this stuff functions more like a recreational drug than an actual sleep aid.

James Palmer3 said:Resurrecting this dead thread...
I’ve been taking Sanval for about 15 years now. Roughly every second or third day.
Bit by bit, I worked my way up to 30 mg at night. In the beginning, that dose hits hard; I could actually feel it—almost like an "injection" straight into my brain as it interacts with my receptors, and then suddenly, my mind just shuts off. At first, I’d head straight to bed to pass out, but later I started sitting at my computer to finish some things up (checking emails, scrolling through news sites) before hitting the shutdown phase. I’d often get caught mid-task, stumbling around the house trying to find my bed.
Waking up feels like a classic, mild hangover from three beers. My head aches slightly, but more than anything, I just feel completely drained and listless because I wasn't asleep nearly long enough.
Now I’m reaching a point where even 30 mg isn't cutting it, and it looks like I might have to give up Sanval altogether.

In my experience, this stuff acts more like a recreational drug than a sleep aid.

Long-term, regular use of Ambien essentially destroys brain cells. At least, that's what I read in a study.

Well... my dear friends, I’ve been using Sanval for quite a long time now—years, really—and if I can just manage to get my sleep schedule back on track, maybe I'll be at a solid 7 or 8 out of 10, but... well, just to recap. If I take one Sanval, I can't seem to drift off immediately, so after about thirty minutes, I end up taking a second one of the 10mg tablets. In the morning, purely out of habit, I'll open Facebook and find... well, things. There's this post of mine that I would never, ever write under normal circumstances... basically, I have no memory of it. Now, I make sure to keep my phone far away from me, because I clearly do stupid things while I'm out of it—there was even an incident where I decided to deep-clean my entire closet, and then there are these pages of rambling complaints in my notebook that are almost impossible to read. I've tried all sorts of pills, but Serquel is absolutely out of the question for me; it leaves me feeling like a zombie for five hours every morning. I've learned the hard way to turn everything off after taking Sanval. I struggle with depression—which I do manage to keep under control, or at least I think I do—and Xanax is just a regular part of my life; I'm hooked on them, honestly, but they help, or at least they help my head feel right. So, anyway, I've managed to get myself off the Sanval. Help!

What kind of horror stories are people telling about Sanval? 😲

I’ve only taken it maybe three times over the course of a month because I was dealing with some pretty intense insomnia.

I didn't experience any hallucinations or weird bouts of moonwalking; I just took it, went to bed, fell asleep, and woke up the next morning feeling completely fine and rested.

Reading some of the experiences shared here, I can't help but think... man, what kind of trips are you guys going on? Why was my experience nothing like that? 😁

wow, haven't been on here in forever 🕺
looks like I last posted about five years ago saying this stuff doesn't work for me, and yet here we are with the topic resurfacing again... personally, it's never done squat. I’ve had two or three at once and felt zero effect. I even remember my doctor telling me to LIE DOWN FIRST before taking it because apparently, it hits so fast. But for me? Absolutely nothing 🙂

My doctor put me on Sanval, but specifically told me to wait until about 7 PM to take it. That way, I can actually crash normally around 10 or 11 at night. So yeah, that’s the plan.

P.S. I just read some guy's whole life story in this thread where he claims he's never dealt with depression because his life is perfect and he's never been sad. Just a heads-up: that's such a massive misconception. You don't need a "reason" or a tragic life to deal with depression. Get educated.