i started taking (OTC) sleeping pills a while ago because i was having a lot of trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. but lately when i take them, it takes me up to 2 or 3 hours after i've taken them to feel the effects of the pill, when before it only took about 30 minutes for me to start feeling relaxed enough to just fall asleep. is my body becoming immune to the drugs in the pills?
2007-02-13 16:19:12 · 9 answers · asked by Nacho Chacho 7 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes! You're body has become immune to it and you would need higher doses for it to work. I had the same problem and had to get a prescription for a sleep aid from my Dr.
2007-02-13 16:22:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-02-13 17:54:55 · answer #2 · answered by sanki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't fathom the greed that my eyes have been recently opened up to! I guess some have a way of life that I don't understand. I would be a happy girl if I have a roof over my head, food in my stomach and am able to pay my bills. To see that largess to which some have become accustomed blows my mind!
2016-05-24 08:34:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the pills were not effective for you in the first place, and you just thought they were and you believed you were tired. Or you maybe are being to active at night lately and your adrenaline and brain are still in comotion and you take the pills wide awake.
Both are logical guesses.
2007-02-13 16:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by jared l 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would start taking another brand or different type of sleeping pill. And if that doesn't work consult a doctor.
2007-02-13 16:22:30 · answer #5 · answered by The Stig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably. That happened to my grandmother, after years of using the same pills, they didn't cause any effect on her, so she needed to change them or increase the dose.
2007-02-13 16:23:53 · answer #6 · answered by GN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than likely, try not taking them and altering sleep routine. such as no exercise before bed, cut out or back on caffeine, include exercise daily, no noise like t.v. or music and try possibly some meditation and relaxation exercises. counting backwards from 100 over and over till i fall asleep works for me.
2007-02-13 16:24:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is highly possible try talking to your Dr about non habit forming sleep pills.
2007-02-13 16:24:12 · answer #8 · answered by jossieray 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-02-13 16:22:04 · answer #9 · answered by Pop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋