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. Are Sleeping Pills Dangerous?
• At some point in your life, you or someone you know has probably taken a sleeping pill.
• Perhaps it was an OTC sleep aid or maybe you even have a prescription for something more potent.
• But according to new research, released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, those prescription meds may be more dangerous than you think.
• The report showed that the number of emergency room visits involving overmedication of zolpidem—the active ingredient in some prescription sleeping pills—almost doubled between 2005 and 2010, increasing from 21,824 visits in a two-year period to 42,274.
• And unfortunately, females accounted for two thirds of those visits.
• So what's so dangerous about sleeping pills, exactly?
• Aren't they just designed to help you sleep, which is a good thing?
• People think they're pretty much benign, but there are definitely problems there,
• Prescription pills are generally stronger than the over-the-counter variety.
• Yes, they're a quick fix to help you get a good night’s sleep temporarily, but they're not a long-term solution to sleep problems in general—and they can be dangerous if used incorrectly.
• One of the biggest dangers is that they hit women much harder than they hit men.
• Women tend to metabolize sleeping pills slower than men do, but many people—including some doctors—don't know this
• In January 2013, the FDA lowered the recommended dose for women from 10 mg to 5 mg.
• But some doctors still prescribe women more than that, while other women may have an older prescription or just borrow one from their husband (Note: Never ever share prescriptions).
• And when they take too high a dose, the effect is extra strong,
• Another big problem with taking sleeping pills is the after-effect that they have the next day.
• While they're supposed to wear off after eight hours, that drowsiness can last for much longer if you take too high a dose.
• As a result, many people are still sluggish in the morning when they get in the car to drive to work—and that's a serious safety threat.
• Impaired driving is one of the biggest problems with sleeping pills, because people don't realize they're still hazy.
• In other words, it's almost like driving drunk in that you don’t have good judgment or quick reaction times—so the risk of accidents increases drastically.
• Sleeping pills can also cause harm when you mix them with other drugs, namely alcohol and stimulants.
• It's not a good idea to mix sleeping pills with other drugs
• What happens is it accentuates the effect of both of them—so you are more drugged off of both the pills and the booze or the stimulants.
• That means that the pill lasts longer, so chances are, you will feel more confused and groggy when you wake up.
• An even more extreme scenario is suppressed breathing.
• If you take a high dose, or two at once, it could suppress your breathing