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no sleep at all last night

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mikeyboy100uk
mikeyboy100uk

last night i took 7.5mg of zopiclone after having taken it everynight for over 6 years. as previously posted on my other thread this pill has stopped working for me. up to about a week ago i was getting the faintest of effects which was enough to let my brain relax and sleep. i thought there would always be a sidual benefit from this drug, but i was wrong. Last night i didnt sleep at all, but i stuck to the one zopiclone pill and didnt opt for the 15mg, which would of probably sent me to sleep. iam off work today, so its no big deal. but tonight i will take 15mg to make sure i sleep. in the next few weeks iam moving house and im going to take this opportunity to take just the 7.5mg . actually i am afraid something is so wrong that i am eventually going to die from complications of lack of sleep. in the meantime i am remaining calm about the situation and am going to do the best i can. there must be an answer to this problem. does anyone else fear they may die from lack of sleep. remember this, without some type of hypnotic or alcohol i dont sleep at all. the hypnotics are not working anymore and i dont want to turn into a alcoholic, and i want to maintain my job (which is a good one). PS. god rest Robbie Williams (such a loss)

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  • jennifer43132
    jennifer43132 mikeyboy100uk

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    Sounds really awful for you. No doubt about how terrible it is not sleeping and you are not alone fearing dying from lack of sleep - I have too even on medication. If taking meds or increasing meds be kind to yourself and give yourself due credit to what you have come through. That is great you are doing your best as you are doing really well - focus on your strengths. I find definitely too going cold turkey off meds does not work and is too difficult. If going off slow withdrawal is necessary but it depends entirely on the individual situation of everyone. Take good care of yourself and take things easy - skipping work for one day is fine - I am sure you will get back to it once recovering from this. I find making sure I am eating healthily, drinking lots of water and taking things easy during a stressful time does ease things eventually. I can totally sympathesize with you - but it will get better. Take care and keep posting. Everyone is so supportive on here and everyone has some great advice and things to say. Hang in there. 
    • mikeyboy100uk
      mikeyboy100uk jennifer43132

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      thankyou jennifer. i will really focus on this problem when i have a week off work. i might even go and see my doctor, but i dont think they can really help you
    • linda83143l
      linda83143l mikeyboy100uk

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      Yes. I smoked for many years. I have found a hypnotherapist who can help me stop.

      I too pray I will go in my sleep when the time comes. I am going to fight all the way to carry on and do as much as I cam for as long

      as I can. X

    • mikeyboy100uk
      mikeyboy100uk linda83143l

      Posted

      i used to be a taxi driver and i remember a american woman who had it. she was in a really bad way breathless all the time and using oxygen most of the time. she eventually died but she was active right up till the end, and the thing that amazed me was she was in a bad way and carried on for quite a few years. some people it progresses slowly, others fast. just make the most of what you have left in this world, and be reassured there is something on the other side. there must be, because how else would these mediums and psychics connect to those who have passed. tonight i have taken 15mg of zopiclone. i took it an hour and twenty minutes ago and it has had very little effect. tonight might be another bad one for me, but i hope not. i have to work tomorrow, and i have to be mentally agile as i am working on a project as a project manager. it is the first one i have ever done, and i have been making painfully slow progress, but i quite enjoy the work and it is so much better than being a taxi driver
    • linda83143l
      linda83143l mikeyboy100uk

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      Mikey as you will know sometimes dealing with some members of the public is

      horrendous... Been there.

      I pray the tabs work for you tonight. Don't try too hard to get to sleep.

      Your an intelligent and caring person.

      Good Luck with the project, we both need to have faith in ourselves.. Maybe part of my problem... Nite x

    • mikeyboy100uk
      mikeyboy100uk linda83143l

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      last night i took the 15mg of zopiclone. it didnt really work and i would say i had about as much effect as i got with the 7.5mg. i persevered in bed and eventually slept. it wasnt perfect sleep, but it was alot better than none. i think i may go bck to the 7.5mg tonight, as the 15 didnt do much, and these pills are expensive. if im on the 7.5mg when i start my holiday, i will try cutting down to zero. this is something i can and will do. the time has come to take positive action. whereabouts do you live, because if its within driving distance of swindon i could come and visit you and give you support for a couple of hours, because you are a good person.

       

    • linda83143l
      linda83143l mikeyboy100uk

      Posted

      I live in Carlisle, Cumbria.

      I have no one here at all. Lonely and

      Isolated.

      I was taught to do loom bands on Monday and I can do it.

      You are welcome here anytiime, the lake district is lovely.

      I have been accepted for Pulmonary Rehabilitation which should I increase my breathing.

      I have emphysema, paramyalga, M.E

      blood pressure probs. I have had a stroke on the left hand side of my brain.but I am doing my best to keep going

      I bought a chair but sadly it came in a box

      I bought a new tv and that's stuck in a box. I cannot lift it.

      If you read my other message you will know about my nearly four yrs of hell and how me and my pets were put in danger from fire.

      I had to get my pets and myself out.....long

      story.

      I moved a year ago and went from hell to

      Isolation.. I have been taking courses.

      Confidence and communication, money management, customer service and have passed them call at NVQ level..

      My next is an IT course.

      Like I say I am tring so hard and we will achieve together.... You are a lovely guy and so supportive. Thank you xx

  • jennifer43132
    jennifer43132 mikeyboy100uk

    Posted

    Sorry I also meant to say that if increasing or withdrawing from medication I find it is best to monitor it with medical professionals. Hang in there - things will improve.
  • jennifer43132
    jennifer43132 mikeyboy100uk

    Posted

    Hang in there - this will pass in time - not easy but you will get there. Take care and keep posting for the support. A doctor may be able to help - mostly I am sure they do have people's best interests at heart. Be kind to yourself.
  • RobertT
    RobertT mikeyboy100uk

    Posted

    The fading effect of zopiclone is something that worries me, though after many years I'm still currently getting about 5 hours sleep from one 7.5mg table a night and manage naps occasionally without medication. If you get less than 5 hours sleep a night for more than 5 nights in a row, then you are risking your physical health and I would think you should check with your GP.

    Most people find moving house stressful, so I wonder if this is not more the cause of your problem than a time to solve it.

    • mikeyboy100uk
      mikeyboy100uk RobertT

      Posted

      no, my move is not stressing me at all, but when i actually move maybe i will experience more stress as there is so much to do. but iam going to face this problem during the week of the move, because it is my only window of opportu nity that wont affect my work. i hope to god that i can overcome this problem. by the way does anyone know if paracetomol helps with the head aches you get when you havent slept. if it does this would be a major benefit towards my fight against stress induced insomnia
    • vivien58797
      vivien58797 mikeyboy100uk

      Posted

      Hi there. n I have been taking Zopiclone one 7.5 for many years now, i find they usually work ok but i now also supplement with a Melatonin tablet as well. If sleep really bad then i might take another half Zop but try to avoid that. I feel too groggy next day if i do.  Private message me if you want address of where to get them as not available here. It may be phsychological but if i dont take a melatonin, i cant seem to get of to sleep. 
    • mikeyboy100uk
      mikeyboy100uk vivien58797

      Posted

      ive been taking melatonin as well, but it doesnt seem to do much. i will persevere and when i start my holiday in a few weeks time i will seek to beat this problem. it is all in the mind
    • RobertT
      RobertT mikeyboy100uk

      Posted

      Melatonin may not help younger people as much as older ones. Bioactive milk peptides may help more as may some milk or a (non-caffeine) milk-based drink before bed. New research and thinking seems to suggest that "eating cheese makes you dream" is not such an old wives tale after all. But mostly, I suspect, somehow your stress situation has to be lessened or changed to a form which you can handle. Maybe, CBT or some form of group therapy would help in your case.

      Well, it's all in our mind as a result of the world we live in, what we experience in that world and our social interaction in that world. It's not all under our control. It's maybe not that much different to walk into a situation which affects us mentally as it is to walk into an infection or some other form of harm that causes us physical problems – not that mental problems can't ultimately cause us physical problems.

  • jennifer43132
    jennifer43132 mikeyboy100uk

    Posted

    It sounds like a great plan Mikeyboy to reduce the medication at a less stressful time - that is definitely when I will be reducing mine - when I am not working. As for the headaches Nurofene I find is the best for mine but when I get migraines I need more powerful medication prescribed by my doctor. You are doing brilliantly if you are working! Keep up the good work and be kind to yourself. Buy yourself a few financial rewards and do some nice things for yourself like having a favourite meal, watching a good movie, and spend some fun times with friends. Take care and hang in there. Very wise move about when to reduce meds.
    • linda83143l
      linda83143l jennifer43132

      Posted

      Hi Jennifer.

      Your message to Mikey is brilliant and its also helped me. You are a very kind caring

      person with wisdom.

      Thank you x

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