Sleep Aid Dangers

Jun

by Tracy

sleep aid dangers
Why is it so dangerous mixing prescription anti-anxiety pills with over the counter sleep aids?

A lot of us know what happened to Heath Ledger. Lots of people say that he mixed prescription sedatives or anti-anxiety meds with over the counter sleep aids. Even if the person didn't have the intention of attemting suicide, it is obvious that is dangerous. What are exactly the dangers of mixing prescription meds with over the counter sleep aids? How come the person ends up overdosing by accident? Is there something in the over the counter sleep aids that by mixing them with prescription drugs produces this overdose? How so? If over the counter pills seem so much less dangerous than the prescription ones?

Both anti anxiety medications and sleeping pills effect your central nervous system(CNS). This is what controls all your functions, organs EVERYTHING

Both types of pills are what are called depressants, which means they slow down the activity of the CNS. When you take both together, the functions are doubly slowed. Even if you take a dose of each drug that is high but "safe", the effects are multiplied, because the combined dosage is too high.

The CNS functions slow to the point where the heart stops beating, or the person stops breathing. Causing cardiac arrest or esphixiation.

Over the counter meds can be just as deadly of perscription drugs when taken in excess, especially when mixed or combine with perscrition drugs

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