Naughty_Felid
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I have suffered from insomnia to varying degrees for years and have tried many different approaches to the problem including splitting my sleep periods into two 4 hour blocks with a couple of hours in between.......it didn’t really work for me though......in retrospect I was on a hiding to nothing as the rest of the household (including 2 young kids) weren’t working to the same schedule! The noisy little buggers! What did work (but only as a short term fix) was Zopiclone (other sleeping tablets are available!) but it did have a slight side effect during the day where I felt as though I was floating/gliding along the workspace rather than walking......not an unpleasant experience by any means but I knew that it wasn’t quite right either!
Zopiclone has very distinctive side-effects as you described and often a metallic taste in your mouth too. Also, it's now only prescribed as short term as people can suffer major withdrawal symptoms and even addiction.
Best avoided.