Aid For Insomnia |

i was having panic attacks due to heart palpitations, from past 3 months. I was on Anti deps from past 2 months, gradually stopped them. But i have been taking sleeping pills ( zolpidem tartrate) from 3 mnths. Yesterday my psycologist recommended a change in sleeping pill since zolpidem seemed to be ineffective. He prescribed Eszopiclone pills. If anybody has used these, pls let me know how it helps sleep, effectiveness and the withdrawal symptoms? Is it ok to take these for a long term?

Contact your doctor if you experience
daytime drowsiness, dizziness, or clumsiness;
more outgoing or aggressive behavior than normal;
confusion;
strange behavior;
memory loss problems;
agitation;
worsening of depression;
hallucinations; or
new feelings of depression.
Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur, such as headache and unpleasant taste. If these become bothersome, contact your doctor.A problem that may occur when sleep medicines are stopped is known as "rebound insomnia." This means that a person may have more trouble sleeping the first few nights after the medicine is stopped than before starting the medicine. If you should experience rebound insomnia, do not get discouraged. This problem usually goes away on its own after 1 or 2 nights.Eszopiclone may be habit forming. Stopping this medication suddenly can cause withdrawal effects if you have taken it continuously for several weeks. Talk to your doctor about the safe use of this medication.

No the effect is the same, the difference is Zopliclone is a mix of isomers, active and inactive, and the eszoplicone is more of the active isomer.
The two agents have not been studied via head-to-head clinical trials to determine if any clinical differences exist (e.g., efficacy, side-effects, etc.).