side effects that may arise as a result of sleeping pills

Not all people who have sleep disorders need to take drugs to overcome the problem. This is because there are some side effects that can arise as a result of sleeping pills.

Sleeping pills are considered as the 'last resort' for someone who had a bad sleep disorders such as insomnia. Usually doctors only prescribe this drug in a given period of time or a short.

A drug that can overcome sleeping pill problem is not perfect, because it may have side effects. Here are the problems that arise when taking sleeping pills, as quoted from Patient.co.uk, namely:

1. Drowsiness irresistible

Sometimes soporific effect arising from these

sleeping pills can be long, causing a sense of irresistible sleepiness the next day. This condition would be dangerous if someone has to drive or control the machine.

2. Sense confused when awakened

Sleeping pills can cause drowsiness effects and confused when awakened at night, for example, fell when the people woke up to go to the toilet. Some people and some even fell down the stairs because the soporific effect of these drugs. Parents who take aspirin have an increased risk of hip fracture.

3. Tolerance limits increased

If a person consumes each day, the body will get used. This means the usual doses taken may not be potent that people need higher doses to work. Generally, one can only tolerate the same dose for 3-14 days.

4. Addiction

Some people might dependence (addiction) with sleeping pills. This means that there are withdrawal symptoms that appear when the tablet is discontinued abruptly. The withdrawal symptoms that arise include anxiety, trembling or fear.

Generally, a person with the sleep disorder insomnia are advised to find out the cause, and suggested the first thing is to change the pattern of life such as reducing stress, or trying to have a regular sleep pattern each day.