Is zopiclone stronger than promethazine for insomnia? Please help?
Question posted by Gaz1985 on 23 March 2018
Last updated on 25 March 2018 by Nicola131276
I have been suffering from bad bouts if insomnia for 6 months. In that time my doctor has given me 50mg promethazine (25mg wasn't strong enough to sedate me due to the severity of my insomnia).
The only problem with this medication is it takes over an hour to kick in and it leaves me groggy most of the next day. I told my doctor this and I have been given a weeks course of zopiclone, my main concern is worrying that it won't work on me, so my question is if 50mg of promethazine gets me 6 hours uninterrupted sleep will 7.5mg Zopiclone? Is the latter even more sedative than the promethazine? Thanks.
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Nicola131276
25 March 2018
I've been on both medications before and can say that the promethazine was definitely better for me but I only used it short term. However I have a friend taking zopiclone and she prefers it so basically what works for 1 doesn't necessarily work for another. It's all about getting the right med for yourself. Good luck
