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Suggest Ways To Wean Off Intake Of Zolfresh With Libotrip For Long Time

I AM YOUNG AT 74 YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN TAKING SLEEPING TABLETS FROM 1980 AFTR MY HEART ATTACK. NOW I AM TAKING ZOLFRESH FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS. I COULD NOT STOP THIS SINCE I AM TAKING THIS WITH LIBOTRIP 10 MG EVERYDAY WITHTOUT WHICH I CANNOT SLEEP KINDLY GUIDE ME HOW TO WITHDRAW AND THE AFTER EFFECTS
Fri, 3 Jan 2020
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Hello,

You need to work with your prescribing doctor to work out a taper off schedule. It needs to be very slow over several months to a year. These medications are very addictive and disrupt your normal sleep cycle.

If the taper off is done slowly you should not have major side effects but it may take up to a year off the medication for a normal sleep pattern to return.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Kathy Robinson, General & Family Physician
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Suggest Ways To Wean Off Intake Of Zolfresh With Libotrip For Long Time

Hello, You need to work with your prescribing doctor to work out a taper off schedule. It needs to be very slow over several months to a year. These medications are very addictive and disrupt your normal sleep cycle. If the taper off is done slowly you should not have major side effects but it may take up to a year off the medication for a normal sleep pattern to return. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Kathy Robinson, General & Family Physician