Posted by AvaG on August 16, 2008, at 2:51:26
In reply to Re: Taking zopiclone after ativan, posted by West on August 15, 2008, at 12:49:14
I've been prescribed ativan to be taken in combination with zopiclone before bed by my doctor. He is a psychiatrist specializing in sleep disorders.
I took this combo for a long time; he eventually switched the ativan to clonazapam.
I went off the clonazapam very easily and haven't had any problems in regards to habit-forming. When I did taper from the high amounts, I did it much slower than the doctor recommended. I went off zopliclone completely by doing this when I noticed my sleep improving. Tapered off very slowly. I went back on during my divorce, unfortunately.
Now I just take 100mg trazodone with 7.5-14 zopiclone and have good sleep. In the past I used much higher amounts of each to get even 5 hours. I have no idea why my sleep got better, but it was hell for many years. Zopiclone is not the greatest to stay on long-term, but nothing else I've tried has worked.
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