What would happen with 9 sleeping tablets?

[TippyTommy]

I have been prescribed 1-2 but I stupidly got myself all anxious before bedtime and am desperate to be able to get to sleep once I go to bed and am hoping they knock me out until morning - has it worked for anyone?

Just realised how late this is, everyone must be in bed! I'll hang around for abit then try it I guess

9

Have you taken them?!?!

DON'T!!!

Try the 2 and see what happens, please don't take more than that What pills are they?

Zopiclone 3.75mg. Not taken them yet, just realised it wasn't 9 - I have had my usual 2 about 2 hours ago and there is 9 left.

What happens with the usual 2 normally?

make it abit easier to fall asleep but I am really anxious tonight and needed something more. I took a few as tranquilizers (sp?) the other day and they sort of worked.

Lots of side effects and very emphatic about not going over the 7.5mg

Do you want to talk about the anxiousness?

7.5 is absoloute max?

Yup

I find it hard to, it seems to aggrevate it beyond control... I have a sheet somewhere about dealing with it, something about I think just letting things go through your head and not try and push them away or encourage them (I think)

Sounds like a sort of meditating technique, which would help

Lots of focussing on breathing too

not working I wonder if it's safe to just double the dose to 4?

I have a crying baby... please promise you won't take any more of the pills?

I'll be on in the morning to check you are ok

The absolute max I would risk is one more - even that will give you side effects that will affect your functioninig tomorrow

ok, thanks x

Please just take 2. Give them an hour or so to work. Please do not take 9.

Can you try a cold shower? Or a warm bath? Or stick your face in a basin full of ice & cold water - that is proven (lots of research) to reduce anxiety in the moment & help people through a crisis. Or a cold coke can on your forehead?

I have to go out now. Please talk more on here.

I'm sorry I can't stay.

x

I am taking 2 more - doubling my dose. It says it causes memory loss etc. but I had that the other day when I took 6 as a sedative. Oh, and i'll put a cold compress pillow thingy on my head, didn't think of that, thanks x

Hope you get through the night relatively calmly. Please take care.

Night night x

TippyTommy - I seriously urge you to go and talk to your gp today if you have been taking that many. There are much better ways of handling anxiety. OD-ing on Zopiclone is not the way to do it.

I've found zopiclone is a weird one. I was prescribed it for pre-op anxiety. I'd take one, and go to bed thinking - 'this isn't going to work, I don't feel sleepy' Then all of a sudden I'd realise my body was going to sleep ahead of my brain and pretty soon the whole of me was asleep.

How are you today?

I am ok, just woke about 30 mins ago as I took 4 and conked out.

OMG does your GP know you are taking this many? I'm sure that you should only have one, not 4!!! Can you see your GP soon this many tablets are bound to take their toll.

Glad you came back today. x

Have you seen your GP? I'm worried