In the fast-paced life of modern times, many people suffer from insomnia, and sleeping pills have become the object of help for some people. However, sleeping pills are not without risks, and different sleeping pills have their own characteristics and side effects. Here's a closer look at twelve common sleeping pills.
1. Phenobarbital
- Efficacy: Long-acting barbiturates, with sedative, hypnotic, anticonvulsant effects, often used to treat insomnia, epilepsy, etc.
- Side effects: Long-term use may lead to dependence, memory loss, lack of energy, ataxia, etc., and may also affect the respiratory and cardiovascular systems.
2. Secobarbital
- Efficacy and use: Medium-potency barbiturates, mainly used for hypnosis.
- Side effects: Similar to phenobarbital, it may cause drowsiness, dizziness, fatigue and other adverse reactions, and excessive use may lead to respiratory depression.
3. Amobarbital
- Efficacy: Short-acting barbiturates, used for hypnosis and anticonvulsants.
- Side effects: It can cause dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, etc., and it is potentially dangerous to use in large doses.
4. Chloral hydrate
- Efficacy: Strong hypnotic effect, often used to treat insomnia.
- Side effects: It has an irritating effect on the gastrointestinal tract, may cause nausea, vomiting, and may lead to dependence with long-term use.
5. Zaleplon
- Efficacy: Suitable for short-term treatment of difficulty falling asleep.
- Side effects: May cause headache, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, etc., and occasionally hallucinations.
6. Zopiclone
- Efficacy: For the treatment of insomnia.
- Side effects: Bitter mouth, dizziness, fatigue, etc., are common, and long-term use may lead to dependence.
7. Rightzopiclone
- Efficacy: Improves sleep quality, similar to zopiclone.
- Side effects: There may be reactions such as headache, drowsiness, nausea, etc.
8. Estezolam
- Efficacy: It has strong sedative, hypnotic and anxiolytic effects.
- Side effects: drowsiness, dizziness, fatigue, etc., may lead to respiratory depression when used in large doses.
9. Alprazolam
- Efficacy: Mainly used for the treatment of anxiety, nervousness, insomnia, etc.
- Side effects: Drowsiness, confusion, respiratory depression and other problems may occur.
10. Clonazepam
- Efficacy Uses: Broad-spectrum anticonvulsants, also used to treat insomnia and epilepsy.
- Side effects: It can lead to drowsiness, ataxia, behavioral disorders, etc., and long-term use is easy to produce dependence.
11. Midazolam
- Efficacy: Short-acting sedative-hypnotic drug, often used for preoperative sedation and endoscopy.
- Side effects: It may cause respiratory depression, low blood pressure, etc., and excessive use is dangerous.
12. Ji Xi Tai
- Efficacy: It has sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant and other effects.
- Side effects: drowsiness, fatigue, dizziness, etc., are common, and long-term use may lead to dependence and addiction.
It should be emphasized that the use of sleeping pills should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor and strictly follow the doctor's instructions. Self-increasing or decreasing doses or long-term abuse of sleeping pills can have serious consequences, including drug dependence, memory loss, cognitive dysfunction, and possibly life-threatening.
In addition, each person's reaction to sleeping pills may be different, so you should closely observe the changes in your symptoms during use, and seek medical attention in time if there is any abnormality. At the same time, improving sleep quality should not only rely on medications, but also maintaining a healthy lifestyle, such as regular work and rest, reasonable diet, moderate exercise, etc., is also of great significance to alleviate insomnia.