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===== This happens for several physiological reasons: =====

====== For some people (especially those with high stress, anxiety, or who take it often), Eszopiclone does the opposite — instead of calming, it excites certain areas of the brain. ======
➡️ You feel restless, heart racing, or panicky.
This is rare but documented — it’s called a paradoxical reaction, also seen with benzodiazepines.

====== When you take Eszopiclone regularly, your body starts depending on it for GABA control. ======
When the drug starts wearing off (even a few hours later), your nervous system rebounds — adrenaline rises, blood pressure and heart rate go up, you might even shake or sweat.
➡️ This gives a “calm–panic–calm–panic” cycle.

====== Instead of natural sleep, the drug creates chemical sedation — this lowers REM (deep sleep) and stresses the cardiovascular system. ======
➡️ So you might “sleep” but wake up with high pulse, anxiety, or palpitations.

====== After a few days or weeks, your brain adjusts and needs more to feel calm. ======
Without it, GABA activity drops below normal → overactive sympathetic system → high BP, racing heart, nervous energy.