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Coming up to ten years on zopiclone

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daniel19975
daniel19975

Anyone else in double figure yearly usuage?

I'm now taking 2 x 7.5mg for the past few months, trying to reduce, rashes all over my body, daily fatigue can't go out the house and i'm only 31

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  • linda97622
    linda97622 daniel19975

    Posted

    My husband is on 3 x 7,5 to sleep.....one at bedtime, another one a couple hrs later, and another one  a couple hrs after that. We have started  weaning him off the zopiclone using the Ashton plan which was recommended on this site by someone. Dr. Heather Ashton has developed this withdrawal plan using Valium then you have to slowly get off that. We are determined to work through it and hoping that his brain pain goes away after he gets off the zop. If you google Ashton plan zoplicone valium you will find her site. My husband has been on zop for about 9 years and developed this "brain pain" (for lack of a better term) and has every test known to man and nothing is wrong, so the neurologist suggested maybe it is the zopiclone. We'll see.....we just started the weaning last week.It's a long process but hopefully worth it.  PS Cold turkey is NOT recommended. Good luck with getting better.
  • brenda88179
    brenda88179 daniel19975

    Posted

    I have been on it for many years and at one point up to 7(7.5)  I have never had any reactions at all.  i am now at 1 and no problems.
    • jacqueline01135
      jacqueline01135 brenda88179

      Posted

      I'm with you Brenda, been on it for a couple of years. The dose varies

      depending on how loud my  Tinnitus gets.Without it ,I would not get off to sleep at all Never take more than two low dose .No problems .

      with it at all, just blissful sleep 

      Sorry you are having problems Daniel. maybe something else is

      making you itch

  • godwin39
    godwin39 daniel19975

    Posted

    Absolutely no problems. On it for aver 15 years. Only one 7.5mg tablet. Sound Sleep
  • anthony10903
    anthony10903 daniel19975

    Posted

    Hi Daniel.I have looked on numerous sites about zop and the only side affect you mention in common is the fatigue.If you are experiencing rashes you should seek medical advice perhaps an allergy test.Is there some new stress in your life that may have cause rash. Cause that can happen as well.
  • daniel19975
    daniel19975

    Posted

    Hey guys thanks, yeh it sucks, I've just moved to Cornwall by the sea side, I've always had health aniexty (assuming I've got illnesses) and currently fixated on Cancer since I learned Zopiclone has been linked to it through test on rats but my doctor said that's not transferable to humans and he's not heard of any cases
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