I am taking on average 40mg of Zopiclone per day for a few years. Would like to cut down. Advice?

I have been on Zolpidem for nearly 10 years. I used to finish a 4 week script in 2 weeks and basically take 2 or 3 most nights before bed as it relaxed me. I then went to my doctor who decided to put me on a weekly dispense. I have been on a two weekly pick up for years. It enables me to not take too much.

I tend to 20 mg on nights I want to be fresh the next day, then that means I will have less other nights and would settle with just 5 mg low strength. I can't ask for them early as we agreed I wouldn't do that again and I don't now. So I just have to accept having less, or on one night per week, none.

I don't think I can get off them, for reasons I don't need to explain as they are personal.

I'd normally go:

Monday: 20mg

Tueseday 15mg

Wednesday: 10 mg

Thursday: 5mg

Friday: 5mg

Saturday: 5mg

Sunday: 5mg

I've accepted the idea that if I take more one bed time I go with less the next bed time and it at least helps me not to build up a really bad tolerance.

I feel ashamed and embarrassed by it, that I'm some sort of legal junky, but I'm not, I'm just someone who got addicted to something that generally changed my life. While being on Zolpidem I managed to succeed massively at golf, get married, get a dog, buy a house, get a job I love and now have a baby. Back in 2010 I wanted to die. I have never ever had that sleep walking side effect. Just myself feel ashamed that I've only managed to have a life due to a drug and that it's all one big lie. I mean people drink daily after work to cope and have great life's, maybe mines is to take a relaxing tablet?

I also have cut down on my alcohol anyway, now 3 days drink free in evenings and when I've had a drink I'm always taking 5 mg not 20mg...

Don't know how you feel personally by it all, but that's my story.

I have been on Zolpidem for nearly 10 years. I used to finish a 4 week script in 2 weeks and basically take 2 or 3 most nights before bed as it relaxed me. I then went to my doctor who decided to put me on a weekly dispense. I have been on a two weekly pick up for years. It enables me to not take too much.

I tend to 20 mg on nights I want to be fresh the next day, then that means I will have less other nights and would settle with just 5 mg low strength. I can't ask for them early as we agreed I wouldn't do that again and I don't now. So I just have to accept having less, or on one night per week, none.

I don't think I can get off them, for reasons I don't need to explain as they are personal.

I'd normally go:

Monday: 20mg

Tueseday 15mg

Wednesday: 10 mg

Thursday: 5mg

Friday: 5mg

Saturday: 5mg

Sunday: 5mg

I've accepted the idea that if I take more one bed time I go with less the next bed time and it at least helps me not to build up a really bad tolerance.

I feel ashamed and embarrassed by it, that I'm some sort of legal junky, but I'm not, I'm just someone who got addicted to something that generally changed my life. While being on Zolpidem I managed to succeed massively at golf, get married, get a dog, buy a house, get a job I love and now have a baby. Back in 2010 I wanted to die. I have never ever had that sleep walking side effect. Just myself feel ashamed that I've only managed to have a life due to a drug and that it's all one big lie. I mean people drink daily after work to cope and have great life's, maybe mines is to take a relaxing tablet?

I also have cut down on my alcohol anyway, now 3 days drink free in evenings and when I've had a drink I'm always taking 5 mg not 20mg...

Don't know how you feel personally by it all, but that's my story.

ive weaned from 15mg zopiclone to zero in 5 months. currently experiencing rebound insomnia and its brutal. i just cut tablets in 1/8ths and dropped every 2 -3 weeks

Take the tablet less often.