We've got a sleep med question for you this Wednesday!
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1. Counselling Conundrum: a real question from a patient
2. Concise Conclusion: a straight-forward patient-friendly answer
3. Quick Wrap-up
Clearly, there are nuances that may not be captured in this format. The goal here is to provide you with helpful counselling tips which often draw from multiple sources or those which are not commonly accessed by busy healthcare providers serving the community.

Counselling Conundrum: "Last night my husband found me cooking in the middle of the night, and I have no recollection of it. The only new thing in the last while has been a sleeping medication that was prescribed by my Doctor; I think it starts with a Z. Could this be related to the new medication?"
Concise Conclusion: Strange sleep behaviours is a rare but known side effect of medications like zopiclone, which you mentioned. Unfortunately, I have to recommend that you stop this medication right away and avoid any other members of this family of medications because there's a risk you could hurt yourself.
Quick Wrap-up: Sleep medications are controversial, and their side effect profile contributes to this controversy. Although rare, if complex sleep behaviours appear, the class of Z drugs becomes strictly contraindicated for that patient. Avoiding other CNS depressants while taking a Z drug can help prevent this from happening in the first place.
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