Precautions
Talk to your doctor before taking Zopiclone if you are allergic to it or any other medicine. There may be some inactive ingredients in the product that can cause bad affects. Talk to your doctor right away if you have kidney failure, liver disease, problems with your lungs, myasthenia gravis, a history of medicinesabuse, depression, seizures, or allergies. Tell your doctor if you are taking any pills, whether they are over-the-counter or prescribed, like antidepressants, meds for seizures, strong pain killers, or sedatives. Do not start or stop taking any medicine without talking to your doctor first.
Interactions
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription tablets, vitamins, plant products, and over-the-counter medicines. Tell your doctor right away if you are taking any of the medications below. Do not take zopiclone 10mg if you are or plan to be a nursing mother. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine if you are breastfeeding or plan to start.
Zopiclone may make the following pillswork better:
Antipsychotics are used to treat mental health problems, and anticonvulsants are used to treat seizures.
Anesthetics, which are medicines used during surgery.
Hypnotics, which are medicines used to calm or lessen nervousness or to help people sleep.
Some medicines for moderate to severe pain, such as codeine, methadone, morphine, oxycodone, pethidine, or tramadol.
Some medicines for hay fever, rashes, or other allergies that can make you sleepy, like chlorphenamine or promethazine.
Dosages and Strength
Zopiclone comes in both pill and liquid form. It comes in two doses: 3.75 mg and 7.5 mg. The standard amount is zopisign 7.5 mg, which should be taken right before bed. It can take up to an hour for this to start to work. People who are over 65 and have trouble with their kidneys or liver may be given the smaller amount of 3.75 mg. In these situations, taking a smaller amount will help reduce the chance of getting too sleepy or having other bad effects.
Miss Dose
If you forget to take your dose of zopiclone before bed, just skip the dose and take your next dose at the usual time the next night. Don't ever take two doses at once.
Over Dose
If you take too much zopiclone, you should talk to a doctor right away or go to the emergency room. If you take too much of this medicine, it could be very bad for you. The following things could happen:
Feeling sleepy, confused, sleeping deeply, and maybe falling into a coma
Muscles that don't hold their shape (hypotonia);
Feeling dizzy, lightheaded, or weak. Low blood pressure is to blame for these things.
Losing your balance or falling over (ataxia)
Breathing that is shallow or hard (respiratory sadness)
Zopiclone's side effects
Zopiclone can have side effects, just like any other pills, but not everyone gets them. More than 1 in 100 people who take zopiclone have these common side effects.
- A dry mouth or a sour or acidic taste in your mouth
- Talk to a doctor or pharmacist if the advice on how to deal with side effects doesn't help
- a side effect still bothers you or doesn't go away.
- Some people who take zopiclone have major side effects, but it doesn't happen very often.
