Zopiclone wihtdrawl - Question

cbn5

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Hello,

i've done somthing stupid and i think i need a (quick) advise. i have a history of social anxiety and panic attacks which lead to a mild insomnia. i started taking zopiclone almost exactly 4 weeks ago. for the first two weeks i took 3x 7.5mg before bed (which is a lot, i know). 3 weeks ago i took a break for 3 days as i was waiting for new zopiclone blisters to arrive. i drank alcohol in this period to get some sleep. last weekend i was fine with a half 7.5mg tablet (=3.75 mg) per evening - no anxiety, no insomnia. this week (4ht week) i was stupid enough to (again) take 3x 7.5mg per day. i want to quit this thing now - i don't want to become really addicted. yesterday, i realized that i became anxious and nervous in the early evening. i was restless, walking around, felling a very unpleaseant anxiety building up. to make a long story short: in the end i took 2x7.5mg to calm down and get some sleep...despite the my plan to take only a half tablet. is it risky to stop cold turkey now or is it managable after 4 weeks of high dose zopiclone (with 2 short breaks)? i think i can take 2-3 three night without sleep and some anxiety - i only need to know if theres a risk of serious damage (seizures, psychosis etc.).

thank you!
 
I don't think you've been on it long enough to experience seizures.

Just stop the drug completely - and ride out how you feel. I think most people who seize from coming off of benzos are typically on a high dosage for a long time, and you appear to be on a moderate dosage for a short to medium length of time.

If you need to taper down to a small amount you can but I doubt you'll actually need to do this.
 
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