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What are the long term effects of taking sleeping aid medicine?
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Lots: Beside the fact you can become dependent upon them for sleep, many especially the benzodiazapines can significantly alter normal brain chemistry.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Sleep medication: This depends on the specific medication, some are addictive, some can cause other side effects, in fact any med can cause side effects. The thing that needs to be done, is to find out why the person has insomnia, what kind he has and treat the underlying disorder, not the symptom of insomnia. Cognitive therapies are often very effective when done correctly.
Answered 3/18/2013
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