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Zopiclone addiction 40 tablets a day

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EarthaKitt
EarthaKitt

Please help does anyone know if there is a treatment for dependency/addiction to zopiclone?

I take between 20 and 40 7.5mg a day and it has increased slowly over the last six years. They are both prescribed and purchased from the internet.

I do not wish to substitute one addiction for another but cannot face going cold turkey.

I took an overdose last week and took over 120 zopiclone tablets along with a combination of other medication and alcohol and drugs.

I am waiting for the crisis team to contact me.

I need something to help with the withdrawals as I have read that the treatment is weaning and not to stop altogether when my body is used to this amount as it can bring on epilepsy and heart attacks. Ironic as I tried to end my life only last week you would think that I don't care.

I Have been to the doctor and the hospital obviously and they would not prescribe me anything.

HELP!!!!! I'm very scared.

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  • tess33005
    tess33005 EarthaKitt

    Posted

    Hi,

    I was taking massive doses of zopiclone plus benzos, for forty years. I sought help in January and have gradually tapered off, under the supervision of a specialist doctor. I am now on 10mg valium, for life, and I feel so much better.

    I hope your own journey came to a good end. Please let us know.

    Love Tess xxx

    • Juu
      Juu tess33005

      Posted

      I am so glad to have read that read that through resistant depression and anxiety I accidentally took a zopiclone one day instead of a Lorazepam and it in my anxiety the world of God and the more I took it the more it kept me awake because I have a chronic sleeping disorder a bit like narcolepsy so was quite good for me however as time goes on we all know we get tolerant to this and I need to get off them. I went to my GP and got no support whatsoever she cancel all of my sleeping appointments, everything and said I had to go to a clinic to get off them. I went to this clinic who didn’t have a clue what they were doing as I’ve never come across a soppy clone addiction before and I was just basically left to do what I wanted which I didn’t know what that was. There is no mental health care in this country this is the whole reason why I got myself in this mess in the first place and I I should Are you under a specialist at all times I actually have known that no mental health team whatsoever at the moment I’ve just been left to fend for myself alone any ideas anyone

  • Di90319
    Di90319 EarthaKitt

    Posted

    Well done for quitting, i am myself trying to taper down to stop, however i feel i have no one to talk to. Never had an issue with anything in the past but these are a nightmare.

  • Juu
    Juu EarthaKitt

    Posted

    I’m so glad I found your post because I thought I was the only one that was addicted to this amount and could take the amount that you have taken in the past. It started through o glad I found your post because I thought I was the only one that was addicted to this Amount. It started It started with the complete neglect of the neglect of the mental Health care system in this country where I was left for two years no medications change no psychiatrist seen or no CPN.

    They just abandoned me although it’s against the law because I made a complaint as after three years I still hadn’t received any beneficial therapy I have been promised from the start this just made matters worse. I found by accident that there is a pic owthey just abandoned me although it’s against the law because I made a complaint as after three years I still hadn’t received any beneficial therapy I have been promised from the start this just made matters worse. I found by accident that the zopiclone was helping with my chronic anxiety and also acting as a form of stimulant keeping me awake as I have a chronic sleeping disorder where I actually am hypersonic where I sleep too much so this was great for me, however after a while as you know only too much your body becomes tolerate to it and no longer works. Like you I was getting them off the Internet in the UK but they’ve also stopped it now so I have found you can get soppy clone off anymore. I tried to be honest with my doctor so they basically cut off all my care my Sleeping appointment my dietician appointment my psychiatry appointments I was allowed no care no therapy nothing only to go to this rubbish addiction clinic who have never had anybody addicted to zopiclone before and didn’t have a clue what they were doing. I discharged myself promptly. I now Really do not know what to do as I am actually have major resistant depression and should be on it under a specialist at all times I have no one no support no medical team no nothing Unlike you I’m more scared of the withdrawals in the actual coming off of it

  • shay18959
    shay18959 EarthaKitt

    Posted

    i hope ur ok eartha x i am weaning and it is absolutely the hardest thing ive done. sending you strength x

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