The thing is, these are guidelines. I have been on Temazepam for years at a time, taking it almost every night. I came off it without too much problem, yeah the first few weeks were horrible, but it didnt do me any harm.
I was then prescribed zopiclone and when I was poorly with anorexia I took it every night or I would not sleep. Now I use it sparingly, sometimes I take it every day for a week and sometimes I dont need it for weeks, maybe a month or more. You will feel terrible without it if you are used to it, its like the body not be able to sleep and sleep is as vital as eating and drinking.
I think the important thing is to only be on it if you need to be. So my advice is work with your GP in trying to reduce its use, but if it helps and your GP will prescribe it, then from my own experiance its not a big deal.
I now only use the zopiclone in bad patches, but I was once on sleeping pills every night. I think the key to making a good decision is making an informed one, try other things, sleep hygiene or if you are on an anti-depressant, consider switching to a sedating one in the evening. But if this is what works and nothing else does, don't feel you are doing the wrong thing.
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