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Are you having problems sleeping at night. My husband has problems being able to sleep at night. Most of the time he would watch the TV till he doozes off. And even so he wakes up in betweens with no apparent reason. Then he finds it very difficult to wake up in the morning unless he knows that he has to. If he has a meeting or he has to go to work then he will surely wake up. But this gives him maybe only 4 hours of proper sleep every day. This could be very harmful to your life.

One of the main reasons that I think he cant sleep well at night is due to stress. This excerpt taken from a site regarding insomnia is what I found out about stress and insomina.

“Insomnia can also be a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder — there may have been a single traumatic event such as an accident or some longer-running problem in your life — or other psychological conditions. Leaving all these underlying problems untreated is bad enough on its own. But the results of sleep disruption mean that your performance at work falls away, and you are also likely to run into relationship problems. In short, your whole life may be in free fall but you just have not noticed it. ”

Recently being aware of these problems I have searched medical opinions on this subject and in particular one name of a medication kept popping and it is Ambien . How does Ambien works you might ask me well a quick visit to one of the sites which is very informative on this drug gave me this answer.

“Ambien is an imidazopyridine derivative available on prescription in most countries, and it works as a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic to treat insomnia and some other conditions. When taken, it acts as a rapid-onset, short-duration drug to interact at the benzodiazepine recognition site in the brain. The active component of the drug works in combination with Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) — a natural brain chemical that serves as a neurotransmitter to communicate signals, and amplify and modulate those signals between a cell and an adjacent neuron. The combination of Ambien and GABA works to reduce the general level of electrical activity in particular areas of the brain associated with sleep. Because brain activity drops, you are more likely to fall sleep. ”

Are there any ambien side effects if you are going to take it. Like all sleeping pills there is always side effects which differs from every individual. Here are some of it ;

• a general feeling of drowsiness that does not clear quickly. It may be accompanied by headaches, some dizziness and a slight lack of coordination when you are moving around;
• any weakness that is not transient, perhaps accompanied by a slight trembling in your limbs;
• changes to your appetite or problems with your digestive system. You may find yourself getting heartburn or your stomach may be tender to the touch. You may get more gas than usual or suffer from either constipation or diarrhoea;
• any sensations of burning or tingling, muscular aches or pain in your neck and back;
• any unusual dreams; or
• heavy menstrual bleeding.

In other cases if you get swelling or difficulty in breathing then immediately see a doctor. And always remember that you would have to inform your doctors on the medications that you are taking especially if you are going in for surgery and the need arises that you have to use anaesthetics.