girlygirl1
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Whenever I use prescribed sleeping pill Zopiclone, or over-the-counter sleep aids such as Nytol or Sominex, I suddenly become hungry and, worse, have just got to eat in bed, however late the hour. I even wake in the night sometimes to eat, and always carby food. If I try to snack on low-carb it does not satisfy and I MUST eat carbs in order to get back to sleep.
I kinda thought this just applied to me but recently I chatted to someone who has gained four stones in the past three months. She mentioned that she had suddenly developed a habit of eating in bed, especially late at night... So I asked as a matter of interest, was she using sleep meds of any kind? Funnily enough, she said (because she had never suspected any connection) she was on Zopiclone.
So I would love to know if sleep meds affect anyone else here in this way. I am a near-lifelong insomniac and sleep is never easy for me. However I have now realised that a huge factor in my recent sudden regain - after losing my Dad last October - was probably due in at least part to Zopiclone and also to Nytol.
I kinda thought this just applied to me but recently I chatted to someone who has gained four stones in the past three months. She mentioned that she had suddenly developed a habit of eating in bed, especially late at night... So I asked as a matter of interest, was she using sleep meds of any kind? Funnily enough, she said (because she had never suspected any connection) she was on Zopiclone.
So I would love to know if sleep meds affect anyone else here in this way. I am a near-lifelong insomniac and sleep is never easy for me. However I have now realised that a huge factor in my recent sudden regain - after losing my Dad last October - was probably due in at least part to Zopiclone and also to Nytol.