Sleeping pills are recommended by doctors to the patients suffering from sleeplessness but it is not advisable to take its doses without consultation with doctor. Why?

Explanation

All types of sleeping pills whether they contain chlordiazepoxide, meprobamate, equanil, valium or barbiturates have side effects. Sleeping pills make you to breathe more slowly and less deeply. That can be dangerous for people who have asthma or some other heart problems. Sleeping pills also cause burning or tingling in the hands, feet or legs, changes in appetite, constipation, diarrhoea, dizziness and drowsiness. Further, dosage of a particular sleeping pill is also important since women clear the drug from their systems more slowly than men. In view of the above side effects of the sleeping pills, it is advisable to consult the doctor before taking a particular sleeping pill.