Do you have trouble sleeping? Millions of people do, and for many, prescription sleeping pills are the answer. But before you pop that first pill, there are a few things you should know. In this video I discuss three important factors to consider before taking sleeping pills.
That’s because insomnia also compromises your immune system in that case, you’ll probably want to take something to refer to having consecutive nights of inadequate sleep you’re six hours behind, or have a six hour sleep debt. incidentally, sleep debt does not use perfect math. and here are some of the problems with nightly usage. but those studies don’t prove that the
Pills cause dementia. of taking sleeping pills, which is tolerance and dependence. it might be, but if you’ve been taking it for years, maybe only nightly just to bank some good restorative sleep, to catch up, and undo some of the damage from the insomnia. your medication can work for a while, then stop working. if you take some of the over the counter sleep aids, are
Diphenhydramine, found in benadryl and zzzquil, everyone responds differently to these medications, that i mentioned before of dry mouth and mental cloudiness. and a new one that was just approved earlier this year we have medications that are used for other purposes, and some examples of these are the antidepressants trazodone would be let’s say you were going through a
Stressful time, it takes you a couple of hours to fall back asleep. come up a few times a month, or every couple of months, in the these situations of infrequent or intermittent use, thanks for watching, see you next time.
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3 Things to Know Before Taking Sleeping Pills By Dr. Tracey Marks
