Hi everyone

[Renault67]

I would just like to give a bit of advice to all who suffer from T especially those who suffer badly like me. At night when all is quiet and you can't sleep because of the noise in your head do not be silly like me and rely on sleeping tablets.

To be honest I used to take Zopiclone once or twice a week but at the moment my T is driving me up the wall it is really loud and I have had T for about 20 years so me, stupid me gave into temptation and to get away from the noise I started to take Zopiclone every night sometimes two a night and on one occasion I took three.

After a month or so I started to get side effects, I found swallowing hard and also breathing has been difficult and I have pain in my heart. So my friends take my advice DO NOT!! be tempted to take sleeping pills because they can become addictive and you may just regret going near them, just like me.

Best wishes to all

[TinnitusUKPat Partner]

Thank you for your post Renault67.

As you've included some personally identifiable information in it, I'm going to edit it to take those details out.

The rest of your post will remain as you wrote it.

[cheapo]

Hi Renault,

I wholeheartedly agree and I about taking any tablets as much as possible.

Ironically, since I stopped working, last December, I haven't had a single migraine, though my tinnitus is unchanged. But I am somewhat habituated to it.

[Sawfi]

I was on Zopiclone for tinnitus insomnia for a short time. GPs were very careful because it's known to be addictive and have side effects and isn't recommended for over 60s. Also it doesn't work! Well not for long, it's a short-acting drug. I know an intensive care nurse who said they use it occasionally for precisely that reason. Sure it knocks you out quickly but if you wake up in the early hours you're on your own, struggling to sleep again. An inspired GP switched me to Promethazine which is gentler, longer lasting and helped me relax. After a couple of weeks of (finally) getting a decent sleep I was well enough to kick all medication and haven't looked back.