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finikyfinch

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Are You Addicted to Zopiclone? Posted: 02-14-05 14:50pm


I was on zopiclone (7.5mg) for about 2 1/2 years taking 2 pills a night, I figured I could just go off and on them like pepsi! But I couldn't do it, I needed more and more, I went to all the clinics and doctors to get them. Then finally I went to my real family doctor and he put me on a 2 week weaning process which got me down to 1 per night, and then after that I was on none and no withdrawal symptoms. The way that he did this was he prescribed serquel(100mg) per night with the zopiclone, plus 2 amitriptaline(20mg) and all of a sudden within two weeks I was totally off the zopiclone as the sercquel had taken its place, as well as the amitriptyline. Now what you may be thinking is i’m just exchanging one drug for another! But that’s not true, because you see sercquel and amitriptyline are non addictive drugs, they contain nothing that will trick your brain into wanting more and more, and you still sleep at night eventually whenever you want you can stop taking the sercquel and amitriptyline whenever you want, you could take these 2 drugs for a year and have no addiction. That’s just my 2 cents, and it worked for me, may not work for you but at least you can say you tried. Best regards, jason davies[:)]

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Re Posted: 05-05-05 03:33am


Thanks for your post. I am currently taking 2 x 7.5 every night and have been for about a year. Trouble is my doctor wont prescribe me sleeping pills so I have to get them through a friend who works in a nursing home. Even worse is this week she's not been at work and i've had none for 2 nights talk about cold turkey!! I've had a total sleep time of 2 hours in 3 nights!! Is this psycological or addiction?? I had real bad palputations in the night aswell and my heart was racing!! But then again I am a bit stressed out and anxious at moment which doesn't help!! Also I know this sounds crazy but I love the "taste" of them when I take them, a lot of people say it's a horrible metallic taste, but I find it good. :(

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Zopiclone Posted: 05-18-05 11:47am


What exatly is zopiclone prescribed for??? Just curious!!!

kelsy

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Re Posted: 05-19-05 09:17am


For insomnia and anxiety attacks

Jackie8591

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I'm Totally Addicted to Zopiclone. Posted: 11-18-05 05:44am


I am living in bulgaria for work right now and zopiclone is available otc. I have worked my tolerance level up to about 50 7.5 pills a day. Sometimes more. I know one day i'm going to take just a little more than my body can handle. I am trying to taper down daily. But, I am weak and they are so easy to get. Anybody have any suggestions about how I can take care of this problem myself?

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I Need Your Help Posted: 02-08-06 18:14pm


I am addicted to zopiclone for the last 3 years, and trying to get off it wiht the dr's advise but I have stomach pain in the morning and just cannot do it to cut down. I am using 3x7.5 and it is just not working for me. I do want to get off of the zopiclone, anyone has any advise on how, how long will it take and so on. Thanks ian

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Are You Addicted to Zopiclone Posted: 02-23-06 20:30pm


Hi ian.I too was taking 3x7.5 of zopiclone every day for the past 2 years.I stopped taking them last week and have gone cold turkey. I am just starting to feel a bit normal again.Shirin :(

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Help For People Dependant On Zopiclone. Posted: 05-09-06 07:21am


Hi , I have been taking zopiclone ( up to four 7.5 mil ) tablets now for four years and have started tapering down. My life has been almost ruined by this so called harmless drug and its time to do something about it. After two weeks, I have gotten down to 1 tablet per night with the help of a very good herbal mix that my local health shop recommended, called zenbev. I would urge anyone trying to come off zopiclone to try this formula, plus st johns wort tablets, to ease the horrible withdrawal symptoms that its possible to get after using zopiclone. I am feeling a little anxious, but am positive that things are much much easier than on previous occasions when I have tried to come off the stuff. Anyone interested in knowing more, or needing some encouragement, please feel free in emailing me, I am here to help. Be strong, regards, craig.

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Guinevere

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Posted: 03-26-07 03:33am


I've been on 7.5 a day for almost 3 years, And am increasingly noticing problems with my short-term memory. I'm only 20, and I want to find out if this drug can or has done permanent damage to my memory.

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Posted: 05-07-07 06:21am


Can someone please help me come off Zopicline at the moment I am talking about 3 x 7.5mg per day. But compaired to last year whenI was on 6 x 7.5mg I'm doing ok. But my doctor is wanting to cut me down even more and I'm really scared. I cant concentrate, eat or do anything really "normal" like I can when I have my tablets. If I went cold turky how long does it last xx

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Posted: 05-18-07 13:09pm


Hi all. A newbie here. Ive been on zopiclone for 4 1/2 weeks now. I was put on them because my anxiety/stess was stopping me from sleeping. I started with 2 x 7.5 but have managed to gradually cut down to 1 1/2, then 1 then 1/2. Ive tried a couple of nights without taking any and had no sleep at all. Im also on Citalopram anti depressants which ive only been on for 2 weeks. I think im still having trouble sleeping due to the C but im worried about becoming addicted to the Zopiclone as ive read i should do them for no longer than 4 weeks. 3.75mg seems to get me about 6 hours a night, albiet broken sleep into blocks of about 2 hours at a time but if i dont do any i get none at all. How long did it take others to become addicted and is anybodies stories similar to mine?

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Zopiclone Posted: 10-01-07 05:24am


hi i was most interested in you getting off zopiclone by serequel and amitriptiline.how long did you stay on these drugs longer than 2 weeks? did you stay off work as i find they make you very sleepy and i work on a ship.should i take a holiday?i am most determined to get off zopiclone as i just cannot sleep without them,your comment and experience would be most appreciated.did you then sleep normally ? thank you

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Posted: 10-29-07 07:44am


I'm on zopiclone only for about three months now and am up to 2 or 3 pills a night... and when i feel like crap i take them during the day to sleep or feel numb... i am thinking of going on zoloft (antidepressent) and maybe I wont rely on zopiclon so much.... any advice?

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Posted: 11-13-07 14:57pm

chizzypink wrote:

I'm on zopiclone only for about three months now and am up to 2 or 3 pills a night... and when i feel like crap i take them during the day to sleep or feel numb... i am thinking of going on zoloft (antidepressent) and maybe I wont rely on zopiclon so much.... any advice?

Apart from that it sounds like you're taking too much zopiclone and you should get your doc to help you cut back, if you have depression and insomnia issues combined then I would suggest you see if your doc will prescribe amitriptyline, rather than Zoloft. I'm on it and it helps me a lot with my sleep - I have a sleep disorder, so although I am prescribed zopiclone for very occasional use when I am desperate for a good night's sleep, I can't take sleeping meds on any sort of regular basis as will I have the sleep disorder for life. The amitriptyline seems to do the trick w/ both the depression and the sleep probs most of the time.

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zopliclone Posted: 01-16-08 20:53pm


I have been trying to get off of Zopliclone and having a very hard time with it....taking it for over 3 years....now taking 1/2 of a 7.5 mg. and scared I won't sleep without it!

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I never thought that Zopiclone was an addictive drug! Posted: 05-19-08 08:38am


I can't believe that my doctor would put me on an addictive drug after coming off of 2mg. of clonazepam! It took me almost 2 years to get off Clonazepam. She knows how hard that one almost killed me from the adverse effects of withdrawal for that one. I have had to go up to 1 1/2 - 7.5mg. of the zopiclone for over a year now so I could get some sleep but now here I read now that this is also an addictive pill! Why do our doctors do this to us. I was very suicidal coming off the Clonazepam so now I am really worried about coming off the Zopiclone. I have tried taking melatonin for sleeping but it didn't help at all. What can I do? I need to get off of them the easiest way. I don't want to commit suicide but I don't know if I can live through another bad experience off coming off another bad drug. I need to really know the best way of coming off of this drug. Please help me!!!!!!!!!!

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Zopiclone Posted: 07-01-08 10:54am


Ive been on Zopiclone for 4 weeks now as I had not slept for 5 days due to a terrible argument with an ex-partner. I started on 7.5 mg and have cut down to 3.75 each night. I try to sleep without it but I can't then I panic and take it and fall asleep for about 7 hours. but I have such anxiety and don't know if it's due to the sleeping pill or just anxiety overall. can anyone help me with advice how to come off it?

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zopiclone Posted: 07-13-08 23:57pm


I was addicted to zopiclone for about 4 years, mixing it heavily with alcohol. i live in eastern europe, so the caca used to sell without a prescription everywhere like aspirin. i started taking it only because i liked the way it felt - like i was so confindent and it made me feel i could do anything. but then i just started losing control, acting crazy and inadequate and just freaking people out, especially when i started mixing with alcohol. i don't like alcohol by itself, i without the zopiclone i don't even enjoy it, but with the pills i would drink so much, and would completely black out afterwards. i've had some pretty scary things happen to me with those blackouts, and i'm kinda glad i don't remember in detail what was happening. anyway, i almost completely ruined my life with that crap. the first year it wasn't that bad, i could control myself and could remember what happened the next day. But after about a year and a half, i just totally lost myself, i just wasn't MYSELF.the stuff brings out the worst in you.after a year i was so tolerant i was taking up to 30 pills a day! i'm clean now for about a year, cause the stuff doesn't sell without a prescription anymore, and i don't know how to get one, i haven't tried. i didn't feel any withdrawl symptoms at all, which i thought was strange, just a bit depressed because i can't feel that confident about myself without the pills. but at least i don't act like an fool in front of people anymore. don't go back to that stuff, i don't know how damaging the stuff is to your body (it obviously can't be good), but it messes with your head, and people will forever see you as a psycho freak while you're on it.