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May 5th, 2005
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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happy456
replied May 18th, 2005
Zopiclone
What exatly is zopiclone prescribed for???

Just curious!!!
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kelsy
replied May 19th, 2005
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For insomnia and anxiety attacks
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mopwater
replied March 15th, 2009
I love the taste of zopiclone too. I look forward to it every night. Sometimes when I'm feeling tired but I haven't taken the pill, I think I can taste it, but it's my imagination.

I think it's a psychological addiction, except for the fact that sometimes when you stop taking it abruptly, you can't sleep. I know there aren't any withdrawals though because I sometimes sleep for a few nights without taking any. (And I feel normal.)

The problem is that I don't want to stop taking it, even though I could. That's where the addiction lies. Sometimes I like to take a pill a couple of hours before I intend to go to bed just to enjoy the feeling of it. I call it being "bitter drunk". I don't even take them for my insomnia anymore, I just take them for the feeling. It's bad.

I'm aware I'm replying to a really old post, sorry
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