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If you've begun to take a sleeping aid, you've just joined one of the largest groups of people using prescription drugs. There are many people suffering from different types of insomnia all over North America and it is of course natural to look for a sleeping aid when you are not getting the sleep that you need. The unfortunate part is that many people are using a sleeping aid that was never designed for them. The pharmaceutical sleeping aid you were prescribed was designed for the short term treatment of a chemical imbalance which is causing anxiety, and therefore causing insomnia. But there are countless people using these sleep aids that do not have a chemical imbalance and have been taking them long term. This, as you could guess, leads to a whole new list of problems. The side effects of a prescription sleeping aid can be hard to handle, especially in the long term. Taking a pharmaceutical sleeping aid for more than a few weeks can easily develop into a dependency where one cannot sleep without using the sleep aid. Finally, your sleep aid may be damaging your body more than you know, mainly the liver and kidneys are affected. For all of these reasons it is best to look to nature for your sleeping aid.

If you are taking prescription sleep aids it is time to reconsider. They can have a very bad effect on the kidneys and liver, and also have a lot of other negative side effects. Prescription sleep aids almost always are addictive and lead to dependency with long term use. To avoid this, herbal sleep aids are available, and they can be just as effective without exposing you to the dangers of overdose, addiction or the harsh side effects of pharmaceutical sleeping drugs. Even the non prescription sleep aids have problems, and you should trust in the healing power of nature. Unlike prescription sleep aids, the herbal remedies are hundreds and even thousands of years old, or taken from many different ancient remedies and rolled into one. It is possible to beat insomnia and get to sleep without prescription sleep aids, ask your doctor or pharmacist about your options.

Over the counter sleeping pills are some of the most common drugs in North America, and some of the most commonly misused. Because they are non-prescription sleep aids, people believe that they are completely safe. It is definitely possible to take too many over the counter sleeping pills, and continued use can lead to addiction and dependency. Because of the primary ingredient found in most over the counter sleeping pills, an antihistamine, confusion and drowsiness the next day are common. A hung over feeling is very common with most over the counter sleeping pills, though everyone's body reacts differently to the drugs and different side effects have been reported. Instead of using an over the counter sleeping pill to get to sleep, why not try a herbal supplement instead? They are completely risk free and have no side effects. It is the safer, healthier, more natural choice.

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