"everything others report here is true. flurazepam is infinitely better than any of the &quot;equivalents&quot; my doctors made me try due to worries about &quot;half life,&quot; etc. but i&#039;ve been taking flurazepam since the days when it was dalmane, and it is a life-saver. no hangover or loss of alertness next day. a sure sleep the following night -- what my wife and i call the &quot;dead cat bounce&quot; -- and no side effects. i almost never take it two nights in a row so as to avoid tolerance buildup, but with the dead cat bounce one doesn&#039;t really need to. this is an old-fashioned medication that is still ahead of its time."