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It seems appealing to take sedatives bad when you lie down with dogs in the transition. But really sleeping tablet? designer handbags 6 facts about sedatives in the transition.

Text: ? Marjan Hopman Slaapproblemen are the most serious transitional complaint can be seen in research.GHD Styler Dark Women are at night to the bloodshed to wake up by nachtzweten and opvliegers. In order not to collapse by lack of sleep quite a few women to take a sleeping pill. But such a pilletje is the right solution? The 6 facts about the use of sedatives in the transition.

Fact 1: sedatives are mainly consumed by women in the age of the transition, however, did you know that twice as many women as men's sleeping tablets? Of the 1.8 million Dutch people who take sedatives or benzodiazepinen is almost 70% are women. Another fact: the majority of women who use sedatives are 45-plus,replica handbags and therefore in the age of the transition. In 2008 were almost 13 million boxes with benzodiazepinen on the counter of the pharmacy. In the top 3 of the means used: oxazepam, temazepam (Seresta) (Normison) and diazepam (Valium/Stesolid).

Fact 2: Sleeping pill lost cause slaapproblemen in the transition to The cause of slaapproblemen by the transition-opvliegers or nachtzweten-fix your not with a sufmakende sleeping pill. Doctors Often prescribe sleep resources unnecessarily for women in the transition, Hans Burger, neurologist,GHD Styler and head of the Amsterdam Vigilance SlaapCentrum: "slaapproblemen (during the transition, the transition would have to deal with complaints that are the cause. For example, with hormone therapy under proper control. "

Fact 3: sedatives are addictive sedatives or benzodiazepinen in the short term, but can sometimes help, but if the time it takes to overcome insomnia, pills not neurologist, Hans Burger: 'Slaappillen are intended for very short-term use: no more than a week. Subsequent not only the operation, after only ten days hanging also accustomed! Who has long, addicted. After six weeks will result in mental and physical dependence, "Fact 4: sedatives ensure proliferation 'overgangsklachten" Who constantly uses the means of sleep, only psychological and physical problems, tell neurologist, Hans Burger. "The quality of life is dysfunctional. You are such an slaappilletje at night under sail, but there is no normal sleep. Your sleeping less deep and the medication to suppress the dream that your emotional impressions to be processed. The objective of a sleeping tablet is only 15 minutes extra sleep a night, but at the same time, at least 15 hours of side effects. "

You can get many complaints that surprisingly similar to transitional complaints: memory and concentratieproblemen, verwardheid, gloom and less meaning in sex. Also faces emotions. You never really sad, but never really happy. Life will receive less color.
In addition, the physical fatigue. Hans Burger: "many women don't realize that fatigue due to that sedatives. If you are a night sleeping tablet is the next day, as if you two have three glasses of wine, drunk. People are uneasy around during the day. "

Fact 5: stop with sedatives, withdrawal, as in the detoxification of drugs or alcohol, you receive the stop with sedatives withdrawal. Neurologist, Hans Burger: ' in the beginning, the sleep complaints often example back, sometimes even sleep the whole night. You can also get scary dreams, due to the fact that the pills you dream toss. " But that is all about four to six weeks. Like other possible, ladies and gentlemen, as fear, myalgia and hypersensitivity to light, sound, and touch. ' Soon you will notice that you're "during the day, brighter.
As a result of the withdrawal to acute councils doctors to stop with sedatives. It is better to slow down, says Hans Burger. Try per week for a quarter or half a tablet to slow down and of the means. " Your medical practitioner can accompany with a afbouwschema and, optionally, a drug to prescribe ".

Fact 6: Without daily sleeping pill is your body fitter Without daily sleep is your body, your spirit sharper fitter and even further and better sleep. For a better night rest is active during the day and the best thing you can do, and stressed the need for neurologist, Hans Burger. "A lot to take in the daytime, increase your sleep. And don't go in the evening in strong light, such as those of your TV or computer screen, because that inhibits the production of the sleeping hormone melanonine. " And that hormone is precisely our natural 'slaapmiddel "!