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Muscle weakness from Zopiclone?

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Iandavis
Iandavis

I recently had a terrible bout of insomnia. I was prescribed 3.75 mg of Zopiclone and advised that I could take 7.5mg over the course of a night. On the second night I took 7.5mg straightaway, as the 3.75mg hadn't given me an improvement in my sleep. 

The next day I noticed a significant change in my thigh muscles, they were noticeably weaker, for example going up stairs. The complication is that during that morning I also started a course of Sertraline (50mg), so it's unclear what the cause of the weakness was. 

It's now been over 3 weeks and my symptoms haven't improved. I discontinued the Zoplicone after taking it for 3 nights.

Is it possible that the cause of my muscle weakness could have been the 7.5mg of Zopiclone?

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  • Lollipop2
    Lollipop2 Iandavis

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    Hi landavis.

    I'm sorry that you have experienced muscle weakness, I hope that the discomfort you are experiencing will soon be dissipate.

    You only took Zopiclone for a very very short period. I think it's highly unlikley that this would have attributed to the muscle weakness.

    Lollipop

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