I'm sorry you're having such a rough time, I can empathize.

I had a 5 year dependence on zopiclone, and despite doing a slow taper, it was about 7 or 8 months after stopping completely before the night sweats from withdrawal stopped. It was hell.

I wish you the best of luck. Those first few months without the sleep meds are the worst. Keep up your sleep hygeine, avoid caffeine like it's poison, eventually you should see some change.

For desperate times you might try some benadryl, just to help through the really rough patches - but for us insomniacs it can be another difficult habit to break....proceed with caution.

I still struggle with insomnia, but I've discovered a few things that have helped. Sleeplessness can be very individual I find and not all recommendations by 'sleep experts' work for everyone.