Showing posts with label SLEEP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SLEEP. Show all posts

Thursday, January 6, 2011

SLEEP MEDICINES

SLEEP MEDICINES


Sleep is natural penomenon for every human being and sleep medicines are required when it is hampered .
Sleep medicines can be Allopathic or Ayurvedic medication can produce natural sleep . But befor taking it few things have to be considerd, the foremost is why normal sleep is disturbed . Without resolving the root cause, sleep medicines may be harmful who is taking it regularly to get sleep . Because these egents have serious side effects such as addiction , habituation and drowsiness .
These Sleep Medicines are available in the market, can get anybody over the counter or by a prescription . These agents are classified in following way :
OTC or Over The Counter Sleep Medicines : These agents Antihistamines which causes drowsiness . Chlorphniramine maliate is one in this catogery but it may cause day time drowsiness, and dizziness . These agents are not habit forming .
Prescription Sleep Medicines : These agents produces sleep like natural sleep but requires doctors advise because of serious side effects . Zopiclone , Binzodiazepines such as Alprazolam , Diazepam are prescribed by the doctors and considered to be effective .