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Zolpiclone

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lisa71275
lisa71275

hi everyone,

ive been taking zolpiclone for over 2 years - 5x a week at 7.5mg.

does anyone have any good taper advice? I have suffered from insomnia for 10 years however i am only 29 and dont want to be taking these for any longer.

thank you for your support

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  • molly6566
    molly6566 lisa71275

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    Hi. Lisa my doctor advised me to do a really slow taper. Like drop down a quarter of one for a couple of weeks. Then drop half for another week or two, then a full one etc etc Then see how you're managing with that.

    • lisa71275
      lisa71275 molly6566

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply Molly! I am going to try that.

      Did you manage to come off them?

  • mark96052
    mark96052 lisa71275

    Edited

    Hi Lisa,

    I have been suffering from insomnia for over 30yrs. I have been on Zopiclone for 10 years. The best way to come off it is to wean off little by little. Cut your pill into quarters perhaps and wean off over 1-2 weeks or even months. You can do it. If i can do it so can you. Im 46 yrs old. Try to find the route of your insomnia and manage it.

    Good luck

    • lisa71275
      lisa71275 mark96052

      Posted

      thank you Mark! i hope so, im going to try and cut it down by a quarter tonight.

      hopefully it will be a successful night for me.

      thank you for your reply.

  • CazFrances
    CazFrances lisa71275

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    Hi Lisa,

    I would urge you to come off these asap. The anxiety I felt on these was horrific. I tapered off them by switching to clonazepam and it really helped. I also went onto Sertraline.

    I would never ever touch Z again- I don't know what side effects you've had on them but I became addicted to them very quickly and became scared to sleep without them.

    The only good thing about these drugs was I lost weight rapidly and got down to a size 8! But certainly not worth it!

    Please message if you want to chat further- stay strong and you can fight this horrid drug!

    • Lolasmom
      Lolasmom CazFrances

      Edited

      Please do not encourage someone to start taking clonazepam It is a nightmare to come off.

      I was taking it for 18 months. Weaning off was the hardest thing I have even done. And the withdrawals during and post withdrawals were a nightmare.

      A benzo is a benzo, and there is no low dose

    • Sears
      Sears Lolasmom

      Edited

      I agree. Dont forget to mention the sertaline though. Antidepressants are just as bad as a benzo. One becomes very dependent and tapering is a nightmare much like a benzo.

  • lisa71275
    lisa71275

    Posted

    thankyou everyone for your messages!

    it makes me realise im not alone with this awful drug!!

    • shay18959
      shay18959 lisa71275

      Posted

      how are u going with taper. love to hear some success stories x

  • joshuapryce1987
    joshuapryce1987 lisa71275

    Posted

    Take the medication less often. Do also need to try supplements also, go to a health store and ask about options.

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