last night i took 7.5mg of zopiclone after having taken it everynight for over 6 years. as previously posted on my other thread this pill has stopped working for me. up to about a week ago i was getting the faintest of effects which was enough to let my brain relax and sleep. i thought there would always be a sidual benefit from this drug, but i was wrong. Last night i didnt sleep at all, but i stuck to the one zopiclone pill and didnt opt for the 15mg, which would of probably sent me to sleep. iam off work today, so its no big deal. but tonight i will take 15mg to make sure i sleep. in the next few weeks iam moving house and im going to take this opportunity to take just the 7.5mg . actually i am afraid something is so wrong that i am eventually going to die from complications of lack of sleep. in the meantime i am remaining calm about the situation and am going to do the best i can. there must be an answer to this problem. does anyone else fear they may die from lack of sleep. remember this, without some type of hypnotic or alcohol i dont sleep at all. the hypnotics are not working anymore and i dont want to turn into a alcoholic, and i want to maintain my job (which is a good one). PS. god rest Robbie Williams (such a loss)
Sounds really awful for you. No doubt about how terrible it is not sleeping and you are not alone fearing dying from lack of sleep - I have too even on medication. If taking meds or increasing meds be kind to yourself and give yourself due credit to what you have come through. That is great you are doing your best as you are doing really well - focus on your strengths. I find definitely too going cold turkey off meds does not work and is too difficult. If going off slow withdrawal is necessary but it depends entirely on the individual situation of everyone. Take good care of yourself and take things easy - skipping work for one day is fine - I am sure you will get back to it once recovering from this. I find making sure I am eating healthily, drinking lots of water and taking things easy during a stressful time does ease things eventually. I can totally sympathesize with you - but it will get better. Take care and keep posting. Everyone is so supportive on here and everyone has some great advice and things to say. Hang in there.
thankyou jennifer. i will really focus on this problem when i have a week off work. i might even go and see my doctor, but i dont think they can really help you
Sorry I also meant to say that if increasing or withdrawing from medication I find it is best to monitor it with medical professionals. Hang in there - things will improve.
Hang in there - this will pass in time - not easy but you will get there. Take care and keep posting for the support. A doctor may be able to help - mostly I am sure they do have people's best interests at heart. Be kind to yourself.
The fading effect of zopiclone is something that worries me, though after many years I'm still currently getting about 5 hours sleep from one 7.5mg table a night and manage naps occasionally without medication. If you get less than 5 hours sleep a night for more than 5 nights in a row, then you are risking your physical health and I would think you should check with your GP.
Most people find moving house stressful, so I wonder if this is not more the cause of your problem than a time to solve it.
no, my move is not stressing me at all, but when i actually move maybe i will experience more stress as there is so much to do. but iam going to face this problem during the week of the move, because it is my only window of opportu nity that wont affect my work. i hope to god that i can overcome this problem. by the way does anyone know if paracetomol helps with the head aches you get when you havent slept. if it does this would be a major benefit towards my fight against stress induced insomnia
Hi there. n I have been taking Zopiclone one 7.5 for many years now, i find they usually work ok but i now also supplement with a Melatonin tablet as well. If sleep really bad then i might take another half Zop but try to avoid that. I feel too groggy next day if i do. Private message me if you want address of where to get them as not available here. It may be phsychological but if i dont take a melatonin, i cant seem to get of to sleep.
ive been taking melatonin as well, but it doesnt seem to do much. i will persevere and when i start my holiday in a few weeks time i will seek to beat this problem. it is all in the mind
It sounds like a great plan Mikeyboy to reduce the medication at a less stressful time - that is definitely when I will be reducing mine - when I am not working. As for the headaches Nurofene I find is the best for mine but when I get migraines I need more powerful medication prescribed by my doctor. You are doing brilliantly if you are working! Keep up the good work and be kind to yourself. Buy yourself a few financial rewards and do some nice things for yourself like having a favourite meal, watching a good movie, and spend some fun times with friends. Take care and hang in there. Very wise move about when to reduce meds.
Melatonin may not help younger people as much as older ones. Bioactive milk peptides may help more as may some milk or a (non-caffeine) milk-based drink before bed. New research and thinking seems to suggest that "eating cheese makes you dream" is not such an old wives tale after all. But mostly, I suspect, somehow your stress situation has to be lessened or changed to a form which you can handle. Maybe, CBT or some form of group therapy would help in your case.
Well, it's all in our mind as a result of the world we live in, what we experience in that world and our social interaction in that world. It's not all under our control. It's maybe not that much different to walk into a situation which affects us mentally as it is to walk into an infection or some other form of harm that causes us physical problems – not that mental problems can't ultimately cause us physical problems.
Yes Mikey,I too fear I will die from lack of sleep.
I can reassure you that if your breathing does
change in the night your body will react and wake
you.
I stop breathing every night in my sleep but I can honestly say Its not done me harm.
Moving house is stressful I have recently done that.
You took the first step last night by just taking one 7.5mg. That's a big step. I am really proud of you as its so easy just to take another zopiclone.
Keep it up. You will be exhausted naturally with all the packing and unpacking.
A new home.. A new start. X
Hi Jennifer.
Your message to Mikey is brilliant and its also helped me. You are a very kind caring
person with wisdom.
Thank you x
thankyou linda, you are so positive. i will be off work in a couple of weeks so then iam going to focus on my sleep. it wont matter if im tired because i will then not have to work the next day. actually for someone whos had no sleep ive been doing remarkably well today
The first step - the bigest step you achieved last night.
Be proud of yourself. You'll never be alone we are all here for you 24/7 no matter what... Good days.. Bad days... Always remember this x
thanks linda, you are a star. i hope you find some comfort as well. what we suffer from is not funny. it might be slightly different, but we are both losing sleep. i think the only way forward is to take the problem head on and go through the bad times. i believe eventually things will even out and we will be able to move forward.
I never thought I could come off diazepam . I was using what the Dr gave me and was
buying more. One week I bought 30 and I
realised I had a big problem. I was trying to escape from emotions.
As you may have read my life and my pets were put at risk by another person.
I rang an organisation. God I was so scared, the worst phone call I had to make.
Admitting you have a problem with any drug is the bigger step.
That is the knowledge ... You are able to admit to yourself and others that you have a problem.
I have been off diazepam now for five weeks. It wasn't was with panic attacks and not being able to take diazepam to shut the world
out.
I am doing ok some days ate bad, worse, ok, good or even better. I sought counselling and its helped me..
I feel that I need to know the trigger points
that took me to the diazepam and zopiclone.
I hope this makes sense.
Sending you a hug x
We will get there and be achievers. X
my trigger is stress, but the trigger point is so low that almost everything causes me problems from switching off at night. the only way forward is to bite the bullet and except im going to have problems and to carry on no matter what. ive been taking 7.5mg of zopiclone everyday for ages. what it did for me was give me avery mild hypnotic effect that allowed me to switch off to sleep. now that has changed since last week. iam not getting any hypnotic effect at all now, nd this has stopped me from sleeping. i realise this has to stop and stop very soon. so i propose to take the extra dose untill i move house and have some time off work, then i need to reduce to 7.5mg again or stop altogether and except things are not going to be very nice and im not going to sleep. if i dont go to work i can just put my head down whenever i choose without affecting my work. its either that or im going to die from lack of sleep. i reckon i will sleep eventually, but have to put this to the test.
Absolutely. Everyone has potential - you have some really amazing helpful things to say too.