Zopiclone 3.75 withdrawal

So happy for you, hang in there. 

I would never do an abrupt withdrawal. What we have experienced is to switch to a long acting benzodiazepine equivalent eg 7.5 of Zopiclone to 5 mg diazepam. Stabilise on that for a while before attempting reducing. This is a long acting drug and comes in liquid form easier to withdraw from. It comes as 5mils equivalent to 2 mg diazepam. You would start on 10 miles then withdraw slowly at your own pace  and successfully. Yes will you will suffer some symptoms but  no comparison to dropping as you are dropping that quickly we believe you may experience delayed symptoms in the coming months. One other important question and suggestion is: Are you substituting with alcohol? If so please don't as it would compound your problem. I say this due to personal experience!

The problem is addiction zaphod they cause insomnia in that you can't switch off without one. In my case I'll wake up a few hours later not able to go back to sleep without a second!!😟

Yes, I know what you mean.  I take 7.5mg every night, but recently have started waking up around 5am and can't get back to sleep, so have to resort to taking a quarter of a pill to get back of to sleep again.

one morning I switched the light on to look at clock, and it was 2.50am in morning. I couldn't believe it.  I try not to make this a habit of taking extra but I know the alternative will,be tossing and turning.  My partner on the other hand, only has to lay his head down and wham, he's asleep.

even when I'm really tired I always have the same problem.

i expect lots of others do to.

Yes that's the nature of addiction. Everyone I know can sleep without pills they can drop off in a chair etc I can't ever sleep unless I'm in bed under the control of a drug. ie I can't give myself permission to sleep naturally. The crazy thing is that some believe the drugs no longer work anyway so it really is all in the mind. If on the other hand you try not to take them you give it thought and that's an energy and energy is adrenalin.

the difference between a natural sleeper and an addict is the latter gives it thought and that creates not only energy but fear. Those that can sleep the very best in any situation are those that try not to sleep.

ive long since tried to give up zopiclone I now think maybe I could one day.

You speak on the exactly the same level as me Nathan! This is spot on, and identical to me and my thinking

Nathan try and switch to diazepam liquid. It's a longer half life and you can taper off slowly. You will experience some symptoms but not in my experience the ones you are. I believe 7.5 mg Zopiclone is equivalent to 5 mg diazepam so you would need 10 mils of liquid as it's usually 2mg in 5 mils of liquid . Draw it up in a syringe and wipe it (don't be tempted to lick off surplus) then drop as you feel comfortable even just .25 of a mil or less. Give it a few weeks before you make the next drop. Remember 10% of 10 mils is 10% but 10% of 9 mils is .9% . Hope this helps - Good luck .