Cancer And Other Side Effects Of Sleeping Pills

A sleeping pill might help you get to bed easily but it shouldn’t become a habit. Though they do have legitimate uses, sleeping pills also come with risks and side effects, which many people don’t realize. Here are side effects of sleeping pills.

Cancer and Death

According to a 2012 study published in BMJ Open People who took prescription sleeping pills were more likely to die or get cancer than those who did not take them.

Falling Down 

In the Journal of Hospital Medicine, it was revealed that patients who took zolpidem were four times more likely to fall than those who did not take the drug during their hospital stay.

Erratic Behavior Side Effects

We’ve all been known to do strange things in our sleep, but prescription sleeping pills, particularly benzodiazepines such as triazolam, have been known to cause side effects like sleepwalking and amnesia.

Drowsy Driving

New data has revealed that people who take certain forms of the sleeping pill, zolpidem (Ambien) may still have enough of the drug in their bodies in the morning to impair activities like driving or other similar activities that may involve the use of motor functions.

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