I've finally done it

Dear mary 70540

I really need your help on how to withraw zopiclone please help me.

Hi Mary

your original post and responses have given me such hope. I have decided to go cold turkey and have been reading all about potential withdrawal symptoms for the past 5 hours, with increasing terror. I know I can't taper off, tried and failed several times. I always end up 'borrowing' from tomorrows dose. All good intentions go out of the windows. I was first prescribed zop drops over 10 years ago and quickly became habituated. Not a problem for the 1st 7 years, used as prescribed. My GP tried on a number of occasions to give them up and I fast became an ace manipulator. Finally he was firm and handed me a 3 month taper programme. Then I discovered the ease of purchasing online. years ago I was diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disease

Oops, sent half a reply (I'm new to this). Anyways, being ill and in pain, I justified my increasing dependence on these pills. The past 6 months it'sgot worse and worse. My eemployment was terminated due too ill health so I've been increasingly sorry for myself and using the pills to relieve anxiety and depression not realising the pills were responsible. I got caught up in a downward cycle and it was getting worse faster. My husband went crazy when he found out I was buying online, read me the riot act more than once. I had a growing rrealisation of what was happening, memory shot to pieces, black outs, mood swings, anxiety. I am addicted. Since December, I've averaging 5 a day. 2 at 6pm followed by 3 at bedtime. Or any time 7 I had to deal with a problem (and I had a lot of problems!! Such as running out of milk). It all blew up yesterday when my husband opened the door to the postie and received my 'special parcel'. So I must stop now, no excuses. I'm scared stiff, that's why I have been trawling the IInternet and getting more wound up worrying about withdrawals and why your post has given me such hope and I thank you. I know I'm going to lose my mind if I keep taking these pills. I've had enough, I'm throwing the towel ing

Hi Mary, I've reached day 5, feel lousy, flu like symptoms aching all over. 1st 2 days i went 40 hrs without sleep. Days 3 and 4 I have not slept til after 4am but on the plus side i managed 4 hrs proper sleep. Last night I dreamt that I found a pill and cut it into 4!!! That's a sad addiction - dreaming about the rotten things. As I said in another post, I couldn't taper, I had to get the pills out of the house. But tthats just me, all or nothing. I would have used any excuse to increase my taper dose. I don't know why I couldn't receive your msg but I would appreciate any advice you could give

Forgot to say I've got nausea and sweats, awful but they will pass. Also for the first 2 days my brain felt like it was shaking inside my skull. I'm very lethargic, is this part of withdrawal? Gosh, I'm so glad I found this forum otherwise I couldn't do this. During the last few m

onths (coincides with finishing work due to ill health) my usage went up dramatically. I've been thinking I was a weak person, a big sense of failure. I'm realising how addictive zopiclone is and how harmful it is

Hi Mary my name is Carmel and I have been taking zopiclone for 18 years now and I know it hasn't helped me for many years. I tried numerous times to wean off but after the 3rd or 4th night of not sleeping I fall back into the same pit again. I'm amazed that you were able to quit cold turkey like that and think maybe I will try again and this time if it takes 2 weeks then so be it. I am 62 years old and have 7 grandchildren age 10 to 4 months I want to be around to see them grow. I really don't remember what it feels like to go to bed, fall asleep and wake up without using sleeping pills. Thank you for your encouragement.