hi changed my doctors over as moved area and they have me one pack of zop i usual have 2 a night didnt realise till i got my tablets from chemist.. whats going on ..worried
I think they only allowed to dish out one months supply at a time. Its now a controlled drug class c apparently.
my god ! i will have to do it with one a night ..scarey
Maybe supplement it with Phenergan, antihistamines, available over the counter. They supposed to make you sleepy.
thanks what would i actualy ask for vivien x
Just ask for Phenergan in Boots. Gp`s can actually prescribe them too if they so wish.
thanks what are they used for x
Hi jules , ive gone through the same, im a terrible panicker.. and convinced my self im not gonna sleep, and took 2 a night then ended up having to do without any the rest of the week, ive ordered of the net, asked other people. It becomes so bad, but seriously . TELL URSELF... ur cutting down . Try to not think theyve been reduced by ur doctor, ur doing this on ur own. Honestly , im still on them now but from 2 a night and years on them im now on 3.5 a night. Do wake up early but ive read up lots on this , and because they put u in a false state of sleep , thats y. Ive had nights without them and after the 3rd night ive began to sleep properly, but then I go and get my next prescription and have to start all over again, but at least ive cut down , I also have a c d walkman with paul mc kenna , how to sleep c d which I put on and go to sleep with when I have no tablets, hope this helps heatherx
Basically julie they are almost outlawing zopiclone. From my point of view very stupid but they must have their reasons. I am seeing my consultant on monday and will ask for two separate prescriptions which i will do a separate pharmacist, I have no issues with zopiclone but obviously some must have big issues.
thanks so much for your reply heather, i woke in the middle of the night i took one and a half , im really worried as im trying to get my life back together and they do this to us! how you doing now x
hi david, please keep me posted i am so worried about not sleeping
Well jules at least u took one,, im still waking and I go to bed about 11pm take a 3.5 and always awake at 3 am so now I just tell my self fall bk to sleep.... sometimes it works and sometimes I will take another,, all depends on what I have to do the next day. Im always busy but have a lot of appointments. This is what causes me to take another at 3 am ish..... I worry I wont get up to cope if I not had enough sleep.. crazy . Think ur life has to be in order to totally stop these tablets. But I really know I have to stop. Specially now the doctors are withdrawing them from patients eh?? Heather
Quite simply and i do not know why they are considered the bad guys. My main hospital consultant gave me a prescription for two months but the pharmacy would only allow one month. Zopiclone has somehow become like Jack the Ripper. It would be nice as a patient to be told what exactly the medical worlds fears are
hi heather sorry its taken so long to get back to you x im at the doctors on monday to see if they can give me something to help me come off zopiclone ive heard diazepan can help im not sure, how are you doing hun x
hi david i have been on zopiclone for years. why as this all come up with them. they have never caused me problems ..shocking
Hi Julie. Like you i had been on zopiclone for many years and then just taken of them an dput on Mirtazapine an anti-depressant, which ididnt need. I didnt like the side effects and went back to gp to ask if anything else she could give me and she refused and said "try taking nothing". she refused diazepam and Phergan and all she was willing to do was refer me to a sleep clinic. I had a month of no sleep and then decided enough so i have resorted to b uying of the internet. If you want to come of them you will probably need support. Try CITA as some others have suggested on here. Google it. Good luck but i dont think i will ever be able to give them up. I function quite well on just one a night, so they are not a problem for me. Anti-histamines are supposed to make you drowsy so give them a go.
hi viven thank you for a reply x are they not expensive on the internet ? can u still buy them? could u tell me a name of an Anti-histamines are they for hay fever?? you are helping thank you x
Hi. Yes, you can still buy on the inrternet and yes, they are expensive. Phenergan is an anti-histamine for hay fever, But they recommend it for sleep as well. You can buy it anywhere. Try it and see.
thanks vivien i will get some. do u know how much it cost as im out of work at the moment x hope u are ok? x
They cost £7.99 for 56 tablets, which isnt bad really. Try taking two, or you could try a cheaper brand but make sure they are not the non drowsy ones. Phenergan are best if you can afford them. The doctor can prescribe them if you ask. Hope you begin to feel better soon.