People take sleeping pills for a variety of disorders associated with lack of restful sleep. The most common is insomnia. While often insomnia is rare, only occurring once every three or four weeks it can sometimes become more common affecting a person's sleep every three or four nights or even every night.

Other kinds of sleep problems are an inability to stay asleep for the full eight hours, inability to get to deep REM sleep and Sleep Apnea amongst others. If you have Sleep Apnea it is not a good idea to taking sleeping pills because Apnea is caused by an obstruction of the throat or a delay in the brain's signal telling the body to breathe which requires you to wake up briefly.

Sleeping pills are sedatives/tranquilizers and it's possible to become dependent on them so that once you try to stop using them it makes your inability to sleep worse. If you do use sleeping pills only use them for a short period of time. If you find they aren't working after a few days stop use and seek professional assistance. If they do work, don't keep using them. After you get a few nights rest try going to sleep without the aid of pills.

The short term effects of sleeping pills can include, relaxation, drowsiness, less tension, a feeling of well being and sleep. Some simple tips for trying to sleep are going to bed and getting up at the same time every day, whether you sleep or not and avoiding caffeine and other stimulants like the plague. Also if you're having trouble getting to sleep, stop looking at the clock and counting how many hours you have left. It will only make you tense up and worry when you should be relaxed and calm. Lastly, remember its not forever and you will eventually sleep.

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