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September 4, 2009

Best Sleeping Pill?

Filed under: Pills — Tags: Benzodiazepine, best sleeping pill, dizziness, Donormyl, Dozile, drowsiness, headache, Lunesta, non-benzodiazepine, Nytol, OTC sleeping pill, side effects, sleeping pills, Somnil, Unisom, Unisom-2 — Dan @ 12:46 am

What’s the best sleeping pill that you can buy? Before I get into this you should know that sleeping pills are not some magic potion, which you can use everyday for the rest of your life. Sure, you can use it as often as you want, but sooner or later, with any type of sleeping pill, you are going to develop a tolerance to it, be dependent on it, feel drowsy the next day, and/or have other side effects if you use it long enough. As such, there really is no “best sleeping pill” out there. Yes, those sleeping pill commercials look very appealing with their imagery and music, but we need to realize that the side effects mentioned in the same commercial are not things to ignore or glance over at. Let’s take a look at the Lunesta commercial.

Lunesta

In it they say that “most sleep medicines carry some risk of dependency” and “side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, drowsiness, and dizziness”. Of course, when you’re watching this Lunesta commercial you are probably thinking that this is the best sleeping pill to take. Ignore the imagery, pretty actor, and smiles. Lunesta will help, but it should not be your long term solution. There are long-term ways to help you fall asleep, which you have to explore.

All of the side effects of Lunesta are common side effects of all sleeping pills. Here are the top sleeping pill types:

Best over the counter sleeping pill?

Because everyone’s body is different, what may work well for one may not work well for another. Side effects vary from person to person as well. So, although there may be no best OTC sleeping pill, here are some options…

OTC sleeping drugs include antihistamines of which there are four types (Diphenhydramine, Doxylamine, Hydroxyzine, and Promethazine). Diphenhydramine, for example, includes the brand names Nytol and Unisom. Doxylamine, for example, includes the brand names Somnil, Donormyl, Unisom-2, and Dozile. Medications containing Doxylamine have been found to be extremely effective in helping people get to sleep faster.

What is the best sleeping pill in terms of prescription strength drug?

Again, like OTC sleep drugs, there is no simple answer. What works for one may not work for another. When your doctor prescribes you a drug he or she is more concerned about what active ingredients are in it. In terms of prescription drugs, there are two chemicals, Benzodiazepine and non-benzodiazepine. Generally, Benzodiazepine is for sufferers of severe insomnia and non-benzodiazepine is for those who have moderate insomnia. Brand names for benzodiazepine include Restoril, Halcion, and ProSom. Brand names for non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotics include Ambien and Lunesta. Regardless of which brand or type of prescription sleeping pill you take, there is no “best sleeping pill”.

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How to Fall Asleep Fast

Filed under: Pills — Tags: Benzodiazepines, Dalmane, Doral, fall asleep, How to fall asleep quickly, insomnia, Lunesta, Melatonin, Nonbenzodiazepine, OTC sleeping pill drugs, OTC Sleeping Pills, prescription strength, ProSum — Dan @ 12:40 am

How to fall asleep quickly? Yes, there are long-term life style changes that you should make (this would include exercising and eating/drinking habits), but if you want to know how to fall asleep immediately, sleeping pills will do the trick. Keep in mind, however, that they are recommended to be used every once in a while unless your insomnia is severe. Otherwise, there is a risk that you are going to be dependent on sleeping drugs to get you to sleep or, if you use them long enough, their effect will start to wear off. What are your sleeping pill options?

Over the counter OTC Sleeping Pills: They help its users fall asleep, but are not as strong as their prescription strength counterparts.

Some doctors prescribe antidepressants as well as other drugs because they have a sedative effect. However, they have the same exact side effects as their prescription sleeping pill counterparts. Melatonin, a hormone, is also prescribed by doctors and is an option because it doesn’t seem to have risks of dependency.

Benzodiazepines

If your insomnia or sleep deprivation is really severe, there’s a good chance that your doctor will prescribe to you a benzodiazepine. Although this type of medication will knock you out, it will get you into a light sleep. As such, its users often wake tired and drowsy because they didn’t get the full natural sleep level. With these types of drugs tolerance, dependency, as well as other side effects often occur. Brand names of this type of sleeping pill drug include ProSum, Dalmane, and Doral.

Nonbenzodiazepine

These types of drugs have the same side effects as their benzodiazepines counterpart except on a lower scale. Exactly how less the side effects are is not yet known. Furthermore, nobody knows if there are any side effects from the long-term use of this drug. Some types of nonbenzodiazepine increase your risk of depression. To prevent rebound withdrawal (which are serious side effects from the abrupt stoppage of use of the medication) Nonbenzodiazepine is taken in slightly lower and lower doses until it is not needed anymore. Lunesta, which you may very well have seen commercials of, is a nonbenzodiazepine.

Keep in mind that with both prescription drugs, even the newer nonbenzodiazepine, there is the chance of dependency and daytime drowsiness. Aside from OTC sleeping pill drugs, prescription drugs, and melatonin, there are other medications, which your doctor can tell you about and can thus help solve the age-old problem of how to fall asleep quickly.

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