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Sleeping Tablets...

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 15:45

Does anyone else take sleeping tablets?

I have been on them for a cuople of weeks now & find when i wake in the morning i am still feeling really tired, are they ment to make you feel tired constantly?

Also i have found that i now can not get to sleep without them & am in need of them.

I tried to sleep the other night without them because i felt i was becoming dependant on them to get to sleep at night & i laid there for 2 hrs fighting it thinking i will go to sleep without them but did not manage to & in the end gave in & had one & was alseep within about 20 mins.

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 16:07

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Mellowma · 20/09/2006 16:40

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 16:41

Think they are called Zopiclone...

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 16:41

I am also on Ad's

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 16:55

Well i was given another 28 days worth when i went back to her on the 13th & had been on them for about 12 days before that, i was fine but then relaised when i went to go to sleep with out relying on them it was just not happening, we are in a stressful situation at the moment & was not sleeping at all so thats why she gave them to me..

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Quootiepie · 20/09/2006 16:59

I can empathise with feeling tired in the morning - they make me feel quite groggy. Maybe try and wean yourself off them? Break them up and take smaller and smaller bits? or go to GP for lower dose?

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 17:02

Thats a good idea i may try & break them up bit by bit, they are small anyway but sure i can butcher them

When i went to the doctors on the 13 i explained that i was waking at 4am every morning & felt the tablets were just wearing off & i was just suddenly waking up, she up the dose for me but now i feel i rely on them, i used to be able to miss a night if i was shattered & go to sleep on my own but now i can not do this, like i said i tried & it failed.

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Quootiepie · 20/09/2006 17:06

Zopiclone rings a bell...

NotAnOtter · 20/09/2006 17:07

what are they scooby...i am on some and i only take a quarter - do find they make me groggy though

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 17:08

Hold on will just go & fetch them from upstairs...

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 17:10

It says Zimovane Ls tablets zopiclone....

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 17:15

Oh bloody hell, i have been on them since 1st september nearly 3 weeks now. Blimey i did not know they would be this addictive only realised the other night when i could not sleep without one

I find it hard when not sleeping well thats why after 2 hrs i gave in because i have dd who is 8 months & ds who is 4 to look after along with looking after & running the house, so no sleep is just not good, i have never been good when sleep deprived anyway, i love my sleep.

Suppose i will have to try & wean myself off, i will start at the weekend when dp is here so that if i have a bad nights sleep at least he can help with the kids the next day.

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 17:16

The mg is 10 not sure if thats small, medium whatever, i have never actually taken them before.

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 17:20

Sorry it's not 10 it is 3.75 each tablet but she told me to take 2 so have been doing that, so maybe i should just take one & then start cutting them in half etc etc?

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 17:26

Thanks for the help mellowa very kind of you, will let you know how i get on & come back with any weird side effects

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PeachyClairHasBadHair · 20/09/2006 17:47

I used to get that, like ahangover effect. I take melatonin now and don't get that effect, or any other side effects.

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 18:00

Yes thats how i feel hungover, i may have to speak to my doc & see if i can change them.

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NotAnOtter · 20/09/2006 18:03

i am on olanzapine and take a tiny amount but still feel groggy

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Scoobydooooo · 20/09/2006 18:09

Do you sleep all the way through the night or the tiny amount?

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