Posted by CamW on November 23, 2005, at 22:09:25
In reply to Zopliclone 7.5mg, What to expect?, posted by paulbwell on November 22, 2005, at 21:07:56
Paul - My experiences with Imovane™ 7.5mg (zopiclone) is that it is a different from other traditional hypnotics, such as benzodiazepines, and barbituates.
For one, many people experience a foul metallic taste after ingesting the drug. It begins about an hour after ingestion, but is noticed by many upon waking, the next morning. This taste interferes with breakfast, as it seems to impart that mettalic taste to anything one eats or drinks (don't even consider downing orange juice). This metallic taste does not occur in everyone taking zopiclone, but those who do experience this side effect are fairly vocal about not appreciating winning this lottery.
One remedy that I have found that works in many, but not all cases of metallic taste, is taking a teaspoonful of lemon juice, first thing in the morning. This does seem, in many people, to "squeeze" the metallic taste out of the salivary glands. It's worth a shot.
Another difference between zopiclone and other hypnotics, that I have noticed, is that when you take higher doses of zopiclone (ie. two or three tablets, as opposed to one) one tends to become sleepy for a longer period of time, rather than increasing the intensity of the hypnotic effect. In other word, taking more zopiclone does not intensify the hypnotic effect very much, but makes the ingester tired for a longer period of time. This often results in a "hangover effect", where one will wake up groggy the next morning.
Just some of my clinical experiences with zopiclone; I hope that this helps. - Cam
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