zopiclone and alcohol result sleep driving now banned

1. Guest 23 November 2009 at 21:44PM
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   having given up smoking for 6 weeks, i was waking up at 4am dreaming of smoking, could not get back to sleep. saw my doctor about bad back and told him about dreams, prescribed me zopiclone. first night took 2 as prescribed, woke at 4 took 1 as told slept again. next night after consuming a number of drinks took 2 z's at 10.30 fell asleep on sofa. at 1.30 i was arrested 8 miles away for dd at petrol garage having bought tabacco and having burst tyre on car...... first memory i have is at 3am at police station dont remember anything else... now banned even though we presented a case of sleep driving, which manufacturer knows is a side effect ! does anyone know anything about this or has it happened to anyone else ?

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2. Guest 25 November 2009 at 14:17PM

   :shock: :shock: :shock:

   Oh my!!! Poor you, what a nightmare. I've never heard of it doing that before.

   However, I know that mixing alcohol with zopiclone is a big no no...

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3. Pooh bear 25 November 2009 at 18:42PM

   Sleep walking is a side effect of tsking zopiclone. I suffer from sleep walking so I have to be careful when taking zopiclone. I suggest you find yourself a good solicitor.

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4. Edward Monk 3 August 2011 at 21:36PM

   Hi

   A similar thing happened to me after a few drinks I went to bed after taking my Zopiclone tablet. 5hrs later I had dressed and sleep driven my car around the block and crashed into a transit van. My wife had realised I was missing and called the police I am summoned to appear in court on a charge of drink driving.

   Eddie

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