This group of sleeping pills includes temazepam, nitrazepam , lormetazepam and diazepam.
They are often prescribed to insomniacs to help calm people down and make them feel sleepy. These drugs tend to be prescribes when the doctor believes the source of the anxiety is anxiety related.
But one of the big downsides with drugs from the benzodiazepines family is “tolerance”. As the body gets used to the drug – the higher the level it needs to have the same effect.
Other serious problems include dependency. This means that you can only ever get to sleep with the pills. But to make matters worse – symptoms appear to get worse when people stop taking the drugs.
There are also side effects to taking benzodiazepines such as drowsiness and dizziness. Research has also linked these side effects as increasing the risk of road accidents.
One final thing to point out – if you’re taking benzodiazepines – whatever you do, don’t drink alcohol. The sleeping pills enhance the effects of the alcohol by 100% or more!
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