Insomia

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Have been given Zopiclone (3.75mg) Took two for first time but still woke up within two hour and faced another long night. What should l do - take three tabs this evening? Can I finally expect a full nights rest?

[jessiejakes]

Hi just take what your doctor has prescribed for you ,give it a few more nights to kick in and I'm sure they will work.don't forget when we are over anxious or overtired it takes a few days for our body's to calm down.but it will work just have faith in it.

[coolusername]

Hey, I was prescribed Zopiclone a while back, and it's one of those things you've just got to stick to until it starts to work for you. It took me 3 nights of taking 7.5mg before I was able to see any effects.

As it's a sleeping tablet, taking more that the prescribed limit (7.5mg I think?) means that it can cause you breathing to depress, and also interfere with your heart, in extreme cases it can even be fatal.

So yeah, all in all, its a rough one but keep going with it!

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Thanks,for your advice

[Brumchick in reply to coolusername]

ive taken zopiclone fr long periods before ,at 7.5 for more than 8 years.i also took for breakthrough pain and. Wore a fentanyl patch.Yes these meds can affect your breathing ,but not to the extant that your nightly dose would cause you to be in danger of stopping breathing.I have also taken it with diazepam 2 mg for my back when it goes nto spasm. The danger of t depressing your breathing is not that severe for you to b e worred. In that respect.Im 9 stone soaking wet so please dont worry in that way. where it does become very dangerous is if it is mixed with alcohol.I am t. Total and never drink so it isnt a problem that i face.Ive just realised that i have replyed to the wrong person. I. Sorry i meant this for the person who has insomnia as the title but ill finish now. .Zopiclone will help you go to sleep but it foesnt keep you asleep.that is not its action.in my case i have an illness that causes sleep disruption and i was permanently in a reversed sleep cycle .awake all night sleep all day.its a drag but i work around t as much as i can.I guess what im trying to say is if you dont mix it with any alcohol the risk of it depressing your breathing is small .perhaps the 7.5 dose would be appropriate fr you .Iin my case it did help me get five to six hours sleep.Also dring periods when i chose to stop taking it .i wasnt affected by withdrawal even after many years.?eventually my sleep settled down ,and if it plays up i take t again. But give myself a rest fro. It whenever i dont need t.I do this because t can be more tricky for the breathing when opiates are involved and i need 2 of them permanantly.I have had panic attacks. Before but they went away when i learned to let them wash o vet me in stead of fighting them.It also helped that a lot of my day to day wrry settled over time . just wanted to let you know that you can take itor stop it without wthdrawal symptoms in most cases.Best of luck in getting some sleep.I t takes a while but once levels build up in yr body ,you will find that it becomes easer t go to sleep.Also try to do some sort of strenuos exercise like lifting weight s a few times a week. But not straight before bed time as that makes you become wide awake The exercise helps to release tension ,and because you need to control your breathing and be aware of your breathing whilst lifting weights t is great practise fr helping you to calm your breath and let it all go whilst in the middle of an attack.B Efore you know it yoi will have a good handle on your symptoms ,will be sleeping much better and will also be fitter.The exercise is also great for increasing your ability to cope with in stress day to day and during lifes other ups and downs.my keyboard is playing up on my ipad so forhove any mistakes .good luck everyone .

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Jessiejakes

Thanks for your kind and sound advice. Foolishly, I thought that one quick Zopiclone and all would be wonderful.

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