If possible, you should avoid sleeping pills and
over-the-counter sleep remedies. They make you drowsy and appear to induce better
sleep. But in reality they lead to disturbed. fragmented sleep. Natural sleep
is always best.Limit Your Use of Sleeping Pills
If possible, you should avoid sleeping pills and
over-the-counter sleep remedies. They make you drowsy and appear to induce better
sleep. But in reality they lead to disturbed. fragmented sleep. Natural sleep
is always best.
Used on a temporary basis, sleeping pills can be useful for known causes of short-term insomnia caused by any of the following:
Jet-lag
adjusting to shift-work rotations
the loss of a loved one
the anticipation of a stressful event
However, many people become psychologically addicted to sleeping pills and use them to "cure" their chronic insomnia- lasting for six months or more.
Some Definite DON'TS With Sleeping
Pills
Don't
Ignore Label Instructions or Warning Labels.
Never take more
than the recommended dose, never combine more than one
prescription or over-the-counter remedy (unless told to do
so by your doctor) and never drink alcohol while on sleep-enhancing medication. Be particularly careful
if you are on other mood-altering drugs.
Don't
Take Sleeping Pills If You Are Pregnant.
If you are
pregnant, it is not a good idea to take sleeping pills. No
sleep-enhancing medications have been proved safe for unborn
children. Also, pregnant women who are addicted to sleeping
pills often give birth to infants who are also addicted. As
with other drugs absorbed prenatally, when the baby is born
he or she could experience withdrawal symptoms.
Don't
Drive
Sleeping pills
impair your ability to function in tasks that require you to
be fully alert, so don't drive a car or do
anything else that involves a high level of
concentration.
What's the Melatonin Craze All About? Relatively recently,
synthetically produced versions of natural chemicals have
been marketed as sleep aids. Of these, the hormone melatonin
has received the most attention. |
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