Over the counter medications also can contribute to sleeplessness. For example, if you purchase decongestants to help you to get rid of that cough and cold, over the counter medications that contain pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine are going to cause you to stay awake.

Sometimes, if you take too many sleeping pills you can find yourself struggling to get sleep even though you are taking a medication that should encourage it. The problem with sleeping pills is simple. They contain medications that help to treat insomnia. But, like most other types of medication, your body will develop a resistance or tolerance to these medications. Once this happens, you can no longer find benefits from these medications and they may actually have an opposite effect on you!

If you find yourself struggling with a new medication either because you can not sleep when you are taking it or because you just can’t tolerate any of the other side effects that it has, talk to your doctor. Chances are good that there is a medication that can be given to you without such a drastic problem such as sleep deprivation.

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