I want to taper down with this drug, and all I have at home is the 15mg strength. Thanks.
Can a 15 mg capsule of temazepam be cut in half?
Question posted by kathryn0718 on 22 March 2015
Last updated on 16 February 2024 by kennyt7
8 Answers
kennyt7
16 Feb 2024
the price of 7.5mg temazepam is $2 each
15mg is about 20 cents
wanna know y
one manufacturer
anyone know where to get 7.5 cheaper
masso
15 Feb 2024
There are more than one Pharma co. that manufacture a generic version of Restoril-Temazepam, approved by the FDA.
Click on the link for detailed information provided by Drugs.com:
kennyt7
14 Feb 2024
I just open and remove half. The price of 7.5mg compared to 15mg is CRAZY!!! Because only 1 Company makes it!!!
masso
15 Feb 2024
Dln1425
11 Jan 2020
Have your Doctor prescribe the 7.5 mg capsule.
djrobertson
1 Sep 2019
I want to take 7.5 mg, doctor prescribed 15mg, I want to cut in half. Can I do this & what is the best way to it??
diana_s
29 Dec 2019
Yes, you can do it. Please see instructions in the answer I posted to the original question. This pill works strongly for me but for a short time and has bad side effects, so I have been splitting them in thirds for several weeks now by dividing the powder and putting it into empty capsules.
meggirl
29 May 2015
You should be able to carefully pull the capsule apart and separate the powder inside if you wanted to :) I know you can pull them apart, just be careful as to hold it over something clean and flat so you can make 2-3 little piles (or however you want to take it)
Hope this helps
Nattjenta
30 May 2015
I disagree. Capsules are not meant to be taken apart. The medication inside is a combination of a couple things, and there is no way for you to exactly get the right amounts of each. Do not do this. Call your doctor and ask about tapering down. He will help you.
Jjaammeess
5 Sep 2016
Dump out 10 of them then bulk them up with sugar so that 1 tsp (5cc) of the mix has one capsule of Temazepam. Then you can get as exact a dose as you want. On a given night I sense how relaxed/tense I am and can guess how much I need. I mix some melatonin in with that (use coffee grinder). 10 yrs of doing this off and on says it works just fine.
balbanese
22 March 2015
Any dosage change needs to be Dr approved and supervised, especially if you've been on it a long time (longer than 2-3 months).
kaismama
22 March 2015
How are you going to cut a capsule?
kathryn0718
22 March 2015
I thought I could use a sharp razor blade and be careful not to lose any of the medication inside. I know it sounds a little crazy.
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