Insomnia. Insomnia is a violation of sleep. A person suffering from insomnia, falls asleep with difficulty, sleeps superficially, is restless, awakens in the middle of the night or very early.
And if these symptoms unite, then life becomes a nightmare, and a person to fall asleep is ready to accept anything. The hypnotics taken by man are salvation, because after swallowing a pill of sleeping pills, a dream comes later, although not very calm and healthy.
There is such a phrase: "forgetting a heavy sleep." But some of the hypnotic drugs works just like that. But, despite this, people continue to use them, and so it is still worth knowing: how to use them properly and whether you need it at all? how do these drugs affect the human body?
Sleeping pills. Sleeping from Latin translates as "hypnotic" and it's not just because the dream god from Ancient Greece and Rome was called Hypnos. Specialists call it both drugs that cause sleep, and means that ensure its duration and quality. Sometimes hypnotics are used as an anesthetic.
Soporific drugs should be taken only on the advice of a doctor, since all such drugs are potent. After all, only a doctor can determine how much, and what drug really needs to be taken to a person, so that from taking the drug to benefit. Improperly selected as the drug itself, and dosage can harm the body.
Modern sleeping pills
To date, modern medicine can offer a large number of hypnotics.
Sedatives are artificial and / or natural soothing agents that facilitate the onset of sleep and deepen it.
Barbiturates are drugs with a narcotic effect that can be addictive, in addition they depress the nervous system.
Benzodiazepine derivatives are depressants that can inhibit the functioning of the nervous system, can cause physical and even drug dependence.
Often taken sleeping pills: flurazepam - prescribed with frequent awakenings at night, difficulties with the onset of sleep, to prolong the duration of sleep; triazolam is a hypnotic and sedative drug; temazepam - prescribed for insomnia, sleep disorders, nervous system disorders. These drugs are derivatives of benzodiazepine, and all are potent agents.
Soporific drugs: harm to human health
And although sleeping pills are sometimes necessary, nevertheless, they are dangerous not only for health, but even for life. And if you consider that each person is by its nature individual, then in general it is strictly forbidden to advise the same drug that you take to friends and acquaintances. In giving advice, you, of course, want to help this person, but this advice can be the cause of the disease, and sometimes even the cause of death. Unfortunately, this is not an exaggeration, but such cases have a place to be.
Purpose of hypnotics
The sleeping pills are prescribed only by a doctor, and usually not more than 1-2 tablets per night, the course of treatment can be from one day to several weeks. Specialists rarely prescribe a sleeping pill for a long time, because there may be a dependence. Patients themselves are responsible for this, because in most cases, patients seek help from doctors when they become unbearable. Of course, it is difficult for a specialist to cope with a neglected condition, applying sparing methods, so do not take yourself "to the handle", and then grab a sleeping pill and at the same time refer to the incompetence of doctors.
Dependence on hypnotics
As shown by numerous studies, often a person's sleeping drugs are unreasonably taken. For example, the doctor prescribed a sleeping pill for a certain time. A person continues to resort to it, although he got the desired result, every time he faces insomnia, and does not try to solve this problem by other methods. Meanwhile, you need to stop, in the evening use toning drinks, coffee, strong tea. Do not overwork, do not get excited, but it is better to increase physical activity during the day, and walk in the evening in the evening. Do not forget, and change the diet. By observing these simple tips, insomnia will leave you. But for some people to drink a pill is easier than to comply with all these factors. Meanwhile, the usual dose of sleeping pills no longer affects a person, and he increases the dose. What happens next, surely everyone understands.
Sleeping pills cause dependence, but do not solve the problem of insomnia. The condition of a person is aggravated, and even the most competent specialists sometimes do not know what to do with it.
Alternative to sleeping pills
The modern market of medicines is ready to offer an alternative to sleeping pills - pills that normalize sleep. The basis of such tablets, as a rule, is taken vegetable raw materials - hawthorn, poppy, pollen, passionflower. Taking them you can get rid of insomnia, start sleeping normally, and thus no dependence.
Such tablets have a calming effect on the nervous system, dilate blood vessels, reduce excitability, relieve spasms. And if the composition of the pill contains flower pollen, it will improve the blood composition, withdraw excess cholesterol, improve digestion.
Young and old people can take tablets: with high mental loads, irritability, stress. The medications taken are washed down with water and used before bedtime until the condition improves. And although these pills are safe, but without consulting a doctor, they should not be taken.