Try: Sleeping medication is often considered when a Care recipient (cr) has trouble with sleep if the cr is considering sleeping medications the following are issues to discuss with the physician other medications you are taking including non-prescription medications such as pain relievers and allergy medicines combining medications can be very dangerous for the cr’s health specific instructions for use of the medication in some cases stopping medication improperly can create side effects using the medications sparingly rather than nightly in order to decrease the negative side effects and to increase the sleeping pills’ efficiency when you do use them this works with some medications better than others disclose other medical conditions the cr has some sleep medications can have serious side effects for people with medical problems such as high blood pressure liver problems glaucoma depression and breathing difficulties also be open about prior medical history information references helpguide org

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