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I am struggling to sleep even after my medication

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sarah4304
sarah4304

I have had zoplicone 7.5mg for a couple of years that I take now and again. Last night I had to take two to get a sleep even though the last time I took any was over 3 months ago. Tonight I've taken 7 and still wide awake. My only option is to take some more or my 5mg diagram unless someone has any tips. Would be greatly appreciated

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  • apu91247
    apu91247 sarah4304

    Posted

    I am using olanzapine an antipsychotic for sleep from 2 years.I have gradually reduced it from 10 mg , with monthly intervals. It is working every night even at very small dose , a little crumb , 0.625 mg.

    We should not stop any sleep medication suddenly. It will change brain chemistry and cause serious sleep disorders

  • Gareth51625
    Gareth51625 sarah4304

    Posted

    Zopiclone builds a tolerance for me quick too. When I first took them I worried 7.5mg would not be enough so I took two, after 20 mins I felt kind of drunk....heavy limbs and went to bed and slept for 8 hours with no waking in the night. It was a great sleep. The next night I took the same dose but only slept 4 hours.

    I think the problem I had was the night before taking Zopiclone I was drinking alcohol every night to get to sleep but alcohol works similar to Zopiclone on GABA receptors in the brain. So your brain doesn't know the difference between Zopiclone and alcohol. So if someone has been drinking every night for a while like I did and then take Zopiclone it won't work as well as it should.

    Have you tried Zolpidem? It's supposed to work better than Zopiclone, especially if someone has trouble falling asleep.

  • Claire_Patt
    Claire_Patt sarah4304

    Posted

    If you have read my question titled under People Under 30 Years Of Age On Sleeping Tablets that about my enquiry into wanting to know if any one that lives in the UK Or Northern Ireland is on any kind of Sleeping Tablets that is under the age of 30 as because any doctors that I know of seem to have a biased view with prescribing any kind of Sleeping Tablets to Any one Under a certain age or to younger people.

    I have read that you are on zopiclone which is a type of sleeping Tablet, it would be really helpful if you could tell me if you are Over the age of 30 years old or are you Under the age of 30 years old.

    PLEASE REPLY BACK TO ME FAST AND PLEASE BE EXACTLY CLEAR IN YOUR RESPONSE AS THIS A URGENT NEEDED ANSWER.

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