Dosage of Zopiclone?

Whoa she needs help fast. I was on 7.5 a night .8 saw my doctor who gives 3.75 and I go between that and half a pill. They don't work after a while but help me chill really. Please get her help .

Hello there! Can see the post was from sometime, I am actually a pharmacy technician, so medicines and does are a subject I know well.

Firstly Zopiclone being hypnotic to help the effects of insomnia and other sleeping disorders. It comes in two strengths, 3.75mg usually for elderly patients over 65 years of ages. Although, this lower dose can be used for patients where the 7.5mg is not suitable due to other ailments such as liver failure. The other is 7.5mg tablet is for all those over 18-65 years and should not be give to anyone under the age of 18, the dose states 7.5mg maximum in 24 hours. Zopiclone is a schedule 4 controlled drug and should only be prescribed in short course of 4 weeks. It is open to abuse, both physical and mental, that you need it to sleep and that you know not taking it will result in no sleep at all.

My advise would be to take away the Zopiclone for one night, results to be expected would be no sleep at all, however on the second reintroduce the Zopiclone for one night and repeat the alternating effect, so slowly wean off.

Amitriptyline, has multiple uses, depression although not recommended, mostly neuropathic pain, and migraine prophalaxis! It comes in 10, 25, 50 milligram tablets as well as oral suspension too. The maximum dose is around 150-200mg so 250mg is too high if even see as a small amount. Severe reactions can occur even in small cases of over dose. What concerns me most is that most cases of amitriptyline overdose has a high fatality risk. A tolerance to the drug can be built and side-effects can cease with tolerance increase.

Amitriptyline treatment is recommended to be withdrawn gradually and anyone whose received more than 8 weeks of treatment should not stop abruptly. It should be reduced over a period of four weeks but can be withdrawn over a sixth month period in severe cases. Withdrawal symptoms can vary from mild to severe but are very self-limiting. Symptoms include, insomnia, irritability, influenza like symptoms, sweating, vivid or abnormal dreams, movement disorders of some kind like a tremor or involuntary movement, and headaches.

In my opinion it is best to speak to your GP baring in mind all things mentioned are confidential and there should be no embarrassment felt. It maybe difficult to come to terms with the severity of dependence but getting help from professionals is the best way and of course support from family during this time. Feel free to ask me anymore questions if this hasn't helped best of luck

My recovery has been long and tedious, often using a neck brace to help with my condition.  What appeared to be successful in treating my condition was Oxycodone and Terrazosin and citirizine as my medication choices.  Horrible choices were Notriptyline, and Risperidone and Prozac. Causing unpleasant feelings of inadequacy, fear, pain, constipation,

I took 7.5mg tabs of zopiclone for about 6 years straight basically everynight. I hate them so bad because they made me lifeless, bad memory, very emotional an agitated forgetting things always tired still yet i got powerhouse sleep which is big reason i kept taking them. took 3 weeks at least of complete hell trying to suffer withdraws trying to get them out of my system.. there was a point where i was taking 3 sometimes as my tolerance got higher i started to sleep less an less till down to couple hours sleep on them so i finally got off them.. for just over a year of never sleeping.. literally never sleeping has driven me mad crazy always on edge getting very angry at things not responding to people accourdinglly. its been hell but i've learned that since i dont sleep i have to meditate.. when i lay down at night..ive had to leave work on medical leave for the second time now because not fit for work an many other things from no sleep.. so brain dead.. starting to forget my point here already... ok so after the year of no zopiclone an having to leave work again on medical leave docs said i have to take some zopiclone because i have to sleep.. ive tried 6 or 7 different sleeping pills an they never worked out for me... everytime i take zopiclone an then stop taking them it just makes me problem a million times worse... ive been to sleeping clinics and have tried everything anyone has every suggested.. but now the docs gave me something new to me which is Temazeepam 15 mg.. so far worked first night an hopefully tonight as well.. going to see what these meds can do for me.. good luck to everyone out there having sleep issues... im an insomniac unless i have pills which suck so usually i dont sleep cuz pills make me sick an retarded.. plus there only suppose to be temporally fix.. and just wanna say Zopiclone is a horrible pill that i would never ever recommend to anyone.. too many bad side effects an make people stupid.. seen it happen to family.. anyways keep fighting to make your lifes better an go through the hard times to get to the better.. ive learned to accept not sleeping but still yet im trying another pill for just some sleep... till ive taken too many an they stop working.. take care everyone sorry if i got confusing here.. only slept last night for like 4 hours out of the last couple of weeks.. so i dont always have my focus on task.. oh bottom line Zopiclone is bad in my opinion an many others ive met an talk to about them.

Hi,

I have been on Zoppiclone for around 6mths now taking 1x7.5 mg a night and for the first time in years have actually slept! However, I have had a dry mouth and my tongue especially has become very sore, I also have had a break out on my face which (both) began to disappear when I stopped taking the tablets for 3nights however, only clocked up about 2 hrs of sleep 😞has anyone else had break outs and any recommendations of other tablets that could be taken without these side effects? Thank you for your advice in advance zzzzzzxx