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10/11/2011
VerifiedHello,
What you are currently experiencing could be transient Insomnia and it may be stress related.
A very few patients who take Zopiclone (Imovane) complain of excessive sleepiness and carry over sedation over the next day and I must say it is rare but still some patients report it.
I am suggesting you an alternative medicine which we usually prescribe to our patients who have noticed excessive sedation with Zopiclone. Most of the patients who were switched over to Zolpidem found it very useful.
So you can discuss with your doctor about trying Zolpidem inseted of Zopiclone.
Zolpidem also has rapid onset of action and is preferred in patients having difficulty in falling asleep, it also has shorter duration of action in comparison to Zopiclone and therefor the chances of carry over sedation to the next day are very much reduced.
Best wishes,
Vikas
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What you are currently experiencing could be transient Insomnia and it may be stress related.
A very few patients who take Zopiclone (Imovane) complain of excessive sleepiness and carry over sedation over the next day and I must say it is rare but still some patients report it.
I am suggesting you an alternative medicine which we usually prescribe to our patients who have noticed excessive sedation with Zopiclone. Most of the patients who were switched over to Zolpidem found it very useful.
So you can discuss with your doctor about trying Zolpidem inseted of Zopiclone.
Zolpidem also has rapid onset of action and is preferred in patients having difficulty in falling asleep, it also has shorter duration of action in comparison to Zopiclone and therefor the chances of carry over sedation to the next day are very much reduced.
Best wishes,
Vikas
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Thanks for the detailed information and please accept my apology for the delay in reply.
To summarize, if you are able to sleep for 6-8 hours day during day time to compensate for your inability to sleep at night, it could be Sleep-wake schedule disturbance, otherwise, I would rather call it transient Insomnia which is stress related.
I personally feel that once you are able to get a proper 6-8 hour sleep during night, this should help you in regularizing your sleep schedule.
What you can do is that, just try to avoid any day time napping and after discussing with your doctor, take Zolpidem instead of Zopiclone just 15 minutes before going to bed.
Since Zolpidem is short acting and the sedative effect is usually up to 4-6 hours, there should not be any carry over sedation to the next day.
Best wishes,
Vikas
Please feel free to ask if you need clarification/more information. Kindly click the GREEN ACCEPT BUTTON if you are satisfied with the answer. POSITIVE FEEDBACK and BONUS are warmly appreciated
To summarize, if you are able to sleep for 6-8 hours day during day time to compensate for your inability to sleep at night, it could be Sleep-wake schedule disturbance, otherwise, I would rather call it transient Insomnia which is stress related.
I personally feel that once you are able to get a proper 6-8 hour sleep during night, this should help you in regularizing your sleep schedule.
What you can do is that, just try to avoid any day time napping and after discussing with your doctor, take Zolpidem instead of Zopiclone just 15 minutes before going to bed.
Since Zolpidem is short acting and the sedative effect is usually up to 4-6 hours, there should not be any carry over sedation to the next day.
Best wishes,
Vikas
Please feel free to ask if you need clarification/more information. Kindly click the GREEN ACCEPT BUTTON if you are satisfied with the answer. POSITIVE FEEDBACK and BONUS are warmly appreciated
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