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Misc Zopiclone/Lunesta... an antidepressant?

custard

custard

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hello. I tried to make a post about zopiclone recently but I posted it in the wrong area, then it got moved, then moved again, then closed. so here's attempt #2: slightly different topic.

In my ongoing hunt for the right antidepressant, I seem to be finding that only drugs that AREN'T labelled as antidepressants are the ones that work for me. Such as DXM, ketamine (well at least they're doing studies)... and, zopiclone?
(*btw, for you fellow Americans, I think your version of zopiclone is called eszopiclone or Lunesta.)

I'm prescribed zopiclone for insomnia, and it does the job well. I sleep through the night, and I wake up feeling rested, not a zombie. My curiosity gets the better of me at times though, so I've taken zopiclone a few hours before sleeping. Today I felt depressed ... the way I feel more often than not, and in frustration of having no desire to do anything at all.. I decided to pop a zope. Within 20-30 minutes my depression melted away. I mean I wasn't bouncing off the walls or anything. But I'd regained an interest in life, in people, the desire to make art, music, read books.. and I felt much more like myself, as if a wall had been taken down. In other words, it seemed to work quite well for me as an anti-depressant.
*I also find that it gives me an increased ability to focus.

Has anyone else experience any positive/anti-depressant-like effects from zopiclone?
 
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Yes but tolerance builds faster than benzos and it is just as addictive. Nice heady confused everything is alright kind of buzz from a few tablets but I'm sure you could find a better medicine for long term use and sustainable effect.
 
Z drugs can and will produce a mood lift in certain people, but I don't know if you can really call them antidepressants. They mess up your memory, careful with that.
 
Yeah.. I think I spoke too soon. I am noticing a tolerance building up fast, and the amnesiac effect is kinda disturbing. I didn't mean to imply that zopiclone itself would make the ideal antidepressant.. just that it's one of the only drugs that seems to take down my walls and make me feel free, focused, creative and myself. None of the prescription antidepressants I've tried have really done that. So it's frustrating they don't have antidepressants that produce the same effect, or focus on the same brain systems.

I am very pleased they are doing studies on depression with ketamine, as NMDA antagonists seem to work perfectly for me.. but will probably be years until anything is put on the market, if that. Wish I could find a doc who would prescribe it.. can't afford lady k on my own..
 
Z drugs are really something to be careful with
tolerance does build up, but very slowly, and goes away in a matter of day or two...
they aren't very euphoric, they just give you a very uncaring attitude about things you'd normally care about, I guess that's what some would call anti-anxiety
opposite to you OP, I never feel myself on the Z and I take it daily, it is "freeing" like you said and can make you more creative on almost trippy levels but the amnesic side effects, libido loss and inability to care about anything can make it really unpleasant sometimes
there's also a chance you'll get a panic attack elevated by dysphoria from too high doses that stays with you for some time even after a day and given the amnesic nature of those drugs, it could happen and often

caution
 
I would agreee in the sense that when I took zopiclone I would wake up feeling really good about life. The only negative side effect I ever reported is that fact that the next day, you got that awful taste of zopiclone in your mouth. My dealer says its to deter abuse, I absolutely hate it, no matter how much I drink I can't get that taste out og my mouth. But man is it nice to actually sleep a full night and wake up feeling refreshed.
 
It is not to deter abuse it is just a side effect of the chemical compound. Try biting into a zopiclone pill. What a horrible taste! I knew a boy who sucked them like sweets in detox.
 
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