▲
847
▼
Serious what is leverazopam 500mg and why has my mom been giving it to me every night for like 12 years
it's 3am i can't sleep im sorry if this is dumb
im 17. for as long as i can remember my mom gives me one pill every night before bed. she says i need it. she won't tell me what it does or what's wrong with me. every time i ask she just says "there's nothing wrong with you baby" and then hands me the pill. like??
i looked it up. leverazopam. it barely exists online. anyone heard of this
i don't want to take it tonight. when i take it i sleep but it's not really sleeping. i wake up and my tongue is chewed up. scratches on my arms i don't remember. it's been like this my whole life and i thought it was normal until like a year ago
i'm scared to go to bed and i'm scared not to. is that crazy. that's crazy right
please if anyone knows anything
💬 312 Comments
↗ Share
⊘ Save
OP, please read this carefully. I cannot find "Leverazopam" in any pharmaceutical database I have access to, and I have access to most of them. There is no FDA-approved drug by that name. There is no international equivalent I can locate. I am not saying it isn't real. I am saying it does not appear in the systems where real medications are listed.
I would strongly encourage you to bring the pill bottle to an emergency room or an urgent care that is not affiliated with Dr. Morrison. Ask them to identify the pill. You have a right to know what is in your own body.
Please update us. People are reading this.
The symptoms you're describing — bitten tongue, unexplained injuries during sleep, no memory of what happened — sound like nocturnal seizure activity. This is a real thing and it is treatable. The fact that your mother has not let you see a neurologist in 17 years is, to be very direct with you, not normal.
Please go to an ER. Bring the pill. They can help.
I don't know what your pill is. I'm not a doctor. But I want to tell you something as a stranger on the internet who read your post twice.
The thing you described — a place underneath the place you were already in — I know that place. I'm not going to tell you what I think it is, because I don't want to scare you more than you already are. But I will tell you this: do not stop the pill tonight without telling someone first. Not your mom. Someone else. A teacher. A friend's parent. Anyone. Whatever the pill is doing, stopping it cold by yourself in the middle of the night when you're already this scared is not the move.
You are going to be okay. But please tell one person before sunrise.
[deleted]
Thank you for your submission. Please note that this is not a substitute for emergency medical care. If you are in crisis, please contact 911 or your local emergency services. Posts may be removed at moderator discretion. Please ensure you have included your age, sex, height, and weight.