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finikyfinch
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Joined: 14 Feb 2005
Posts: 1
Location: Abbotsford, BC , Canada
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Are You Addicted to Zopiclone?
Posted: 02-14-05 14:50pm
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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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kelsy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 May 2005
Posts: 5
Location: UK
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Re
Posted: 05-05-05 03:33am
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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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hmrjnh
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Aug 2003
Posts: 30
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Zopiclone
Posted: 05-18-05 11:47am
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What exatly is zopiclone prescribed for???
Just curious!!!
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kelsy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 May 2005
Posts: 5
Location: UK
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Re
Posted: 05-19-05 09:17am
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For insomnia and anxiety attacks
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Jackie8591
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Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Posts: 1
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
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I'm Totally Addicted to Zopiclone.
Posted: 11-18-05 05:44am
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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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ianmforrest
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Feb 2006
Posts: 1
Location: Cobble Hill
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I Need Your Help
Posted: 02-08-06 18:14pm
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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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shirin
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Feb 2006
Posts: 1
Location: London
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Are You Addicted to Zopiclone
Posted: 02-23-06 20:30pm
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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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craigpianoman
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 May 2006
Posts: 1
Location: spain
Thanks: 1
Thanked:0
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Help For People Dependant On Zopiclone.
Posted: 05-09-06 07:21am
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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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Joined: 26 Mar 2007
Posts: 1
Location: Toronto
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Posted: 03-26-07 03:33am
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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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Alisonlds
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Joined: 07 May 2007
Posts: 1
Location: scotland
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Posted: 05-07-07 06:21am
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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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kaliretro
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Joined: 18 May 2007
Posts: 1
Location: Kent, England
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Posted: 05-18-07 13:09pm
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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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xbercom
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Oct 2007
Posts: 1
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Zopiclone
Posted: 10-01-07 05:24am
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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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chizzypink
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Oct 2007
Posts: 3
Location: ,
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Posted: 10-29-07 07:44am
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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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realitychick
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Nov 2007
Posts: 1
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Posted: 11-13-07 14:57pm
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| 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?
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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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demelo
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Joined: 16 Jan 2008
Posts: 1
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zopliclone
Posted: 01-16-08 20:53pm
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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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kahoot123
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 May 2008
Posts: 1
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I never thought that Zopiclone was an addictive drug!
Posted: 05-19-08 08:38am
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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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shezzer
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Joined: 01 Jul 2008
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Thanks: 0
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Zopiclone
Posted: 07-01-08 10:54am
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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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