What happens if you take sleeping pills every night?
I have a sister that takes 30 sleeping pills every night. She’s done it for years. What is this going to do to her in the future or even now? What will happen to her health? I’m worried about her, but she says she can’t stop at all. Help!?!?!?
o.k. I’m getting a lot of responses saying it’s impossible for her to take that many. My brother lives with her and has proof that she does it. I have watched her for awhile too. It usually takes up to an hour for her to react towards them. She can stay awake for hours when she is "high." How is this possible & what should I do—people I’m not making this up, I came on here for help, not people saying I’m making it up.
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does the word Addiction ring a bell ? it should cause that is what is happening with her slowly but surely she will come addicted to them if she hasn’t already . I am sure there are health risk but i don’t know them cause i am not a doctor of which you and she both need to talk to help her get off of them so that she won’t become co-dependent on them to fall asleep everynight. Milk, music , and reading a book will surely help some one fall asleep along with PRAYER FIRST OF ALL AND MOST OF ALL, THAT WORKS BETTER THAN ANYTHING ALONG WITH AFTER THAT exercises , and those other ones i mentioned,and talking with a doctor about it as well.
wouldn’t you overdose if you took 30 a night?
30 a night would kill you so I think you’re overreacting there.
But she’ll become dependent on pills, and theres a clinic that specialises in patients who are drug dependent for sleep or any other reason.
And dont say to a doctor shes taking 30 a night, they’ll assume shes a drug addict, and she probably just wants a good nights sleep.
30? that’s way too many. I’m surprised that hasn’t caused an overdose. And she’s clearly already dependent. You need to get her some psychological help.
It certainly looks like she is physically dependent on the drugs.
Depending on the type of medication, there may be problems if she stopped suddenly. However, with some drugs, the window between getting an effect and overdosing becomes narrower – she is in danger of an overdose.
If she wants to be free of her addiction, she needs to see an addiction specialist to taper the drugs and give her emotional support during what will be a difficult period. Please encourage her to get help.
God bless you both, and good luck!
sorry there is no way she is taking 30 every night
you are either exaggerating or making this up
in case you are doing the first then -
however if she is taking 3 a night – first off she is addicted to then and second off she will be habitauted to them – that is they wont be working properely
if either is the case she needs medical intervention to help her
first if she took 30 a night she’d be dead!!! 2nd i also take sleeping pills and have for the last few years, you build up a tolerence,so its good to go off a week or two or switch to trazadone.
The problem with continuous use of sleeping pills is that they are addictive. secondly you don’t get a good night’s rest with them because they block the REM stage of sleep which is your most restful stage of sleep. When coming off of them the individual may have sleeplessness (rebound insomnia), and suffer nightmares until the body adjusts to not taking them anymore. I took xanax for anxiety which is similar to what is in sleeping pills. i had horrible nightmares for months after coming off of it. I took it for about 5 months regularly.
As I was reading your concern and others comments regarding your sister and consuming 30 sleep aide pills per night I wanted to comment. As you stated she takes up to 30 per night and others stated that’s not possible and your making it up, I CAN RELATE! I KNOW for a fact it is possible. I dunno about taking 30 pills all together but I had watched a very close friend of mine take up to 12 at a time, then within a hour or two, she still wouldn’t feel drowsy so she would consume another 10-14. Their’s nothing healthy nor good that will come out of it. I think for some people they have a real struggle turning their brain off, and as a result they cant relax to fall asleep. As a result they then come reliant on taking all these pills. It’s a rather serious habit that needs immediate action. Perhaps the real question what is causing her to be so stressed out or concerned that has consumed her. There are all kinds of counseling and help groups for her to go to in your area, I encourage you to look them up!