What are the dangers of long-term use of sleeping pills?

For many insomnia patients, the pain they suffer is not a little bit. However, if they do not actively treat insomnia and instead take sleeping pills for a long time, it will cause great harm to themselves.

Long-term use of sleeping pills:

1. It is easy to develop habits and even become addicted. The longer the medication is taken, the greater the compensatory rebound will be after stopping. Some people experience unbearable withdrawal symptoms, and they develop the wrong impression that they have to take the medication, thus forming drug dependence.

2. It is easy to develop drug resistance and is dangerous. During the day, drugs prompt the liver to produce more drug-degrading enzymes. The drugs in the body can be quickly broken down by these enzymes, causing the hypnotic effect of the drugs to gradually weaken, leading to tolerance. Therefore, some people take larger and larger doses of sleeping pills, which may lead to serious consequences.

3. It has certain toxicity. Because most sleeping pills are broken down by the liver and excreted by the kidneys, they will inevitably have an impact on liver and kidney function. For people with poor liver and kidney function, it is important to choose sleeping pills with fewer side effects, otherwise it will cause liver enlargement, liver pressure pain, abnormal liver function, and even jaundice, edema, protein in the urine and other liver and kidney damage.

4. It can also cause gastrointestinal dysfunction. For example, nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, constipation, etc. Another example is that it may interact with other drugs. In addition, some sleeping pills are excreted slowly. Long-term use can cause cumulative poisoning over time. It is best to take them under the guidance of a doctor to prevent addiction or cumulative drug poisoning. For the treatment of insomnia and depression, do not rely solely on medication. Instead, actively treat the underlying disease, strengthen psychological treatment, pay attention to sleep hygiene, and strengthen traditional Chinese medicine treatment.