Understanding Sleeping Pills and Addiction

DeanD

My advice to people who struggle with sleeping or sleeping well is to try everything you possibly can before turning to sleeping pills. They are just too easy to become dependent on.

alisa202

Sometime we all feel lack of sleep or unable to sleep. This is referred as insomnia. It can be short-term or long-term. The short-term insomnia can be treated with the help of antidepressants or sleeping pills. Sometime, people get used to these pills. They start using these pills at any-time when they feel trouble in sleeping or anything happened to them. Sleeping pills are in the category of sedative-hypnotics. As they include sleep, they are known as “z-drugs”. Doctor prescribe these pills according to patient's condition or need. They prescribe a limited dosage, patients are not asked to use it on regular basis. One who take these pills on daily basis, get addicted to it and caught by sleeping pills abuse.
Common symptoms of sleeping pills abuse involves: Dizziness, Dry mouth, Memory loss, Itching and swelling, Difficulty with coordination, Unusual dreams and depressed breath rate.
When people get addicted to these pills, they continue the use after the effects are less. Overtime, the tolerance of these pills leads to addiction.
One who get addicted to this, have some symptoms like:
Ignoring social, professional and familial gatherings, confused or frequently detached, Trying and failing to quit more than once and Need larger doses to fall asleep.
So, one should take these pills for short-term not for long-term. If you feel like lack of sleep, use some natural ways, do not prefer sleeping pills.