Am I doing well ? (progressive medically supervised benzo withdrawal)

[THE_REAL_OBLIVION]

I have used clonazepam 3X1mg for 3 years, when I decided (that surprised my psy) to quit using benzos for anxiety as they didnt work very well anymore and mostly caused me to be dumbened, get shitty sleep (sleeping for 14 hours, still being tired) and destroying any sort of motivation to get myself out of some problems.

Anyway, i was put on 50mg of valium for a week, then 45 etc. until i got a week left at 5mg. Somehow that proved more difficult so i was stabilized with 10mg of valium at bed time and not forever apparently because the shrink seems to think that this was a too slow detox, while all literature says this was too fast.

I didn't get any seizures, that was my main fear.

So right now i haven't taken any 10mg valium, I have 3 left, havent taken any since dec 28th, I can handle it now. My GP prescribed me zopiclone 7.5mg to take for sleep right now, 30 of them while i'm quitting valium slowly.

Am I shooting myself in the foot by taking zopiclone ? I noticed it doesnt have much anti-anxiety effects and if I took it during the day it induced strange visuals but i'm glad I don't have unnecessary anxiety that forced me to take benzos during the day like before. So am I doing good ? I'm afraid my insomnia problems are gonna be back full force, I had such before taking clonazepam but it disappeared. I don't want to be addicted to zopiclone in any way...

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

It could or could not. It has some similar effects as benzodiazepines but only partially. Its selective to the sedation, not the anti-anxiety effects. If you take it daily you may get into the habit of wanting more but then again some people have more self-control than others. It would be best to take it as needed if you can.