Heart failure patients can not sleep, generally considered with heart failure aggravation, simple insomnia related, if heart failure aggravation need to go to the hospital as soon as possible, oxygen, elevate the head of the bed, the use of torasemide, sodium nitroprusside and other medications; simple insomnia can be prescribed the use of drugs such as eszopiclone and other medications sedative drugs.
1. Heart failure aggravation: heart failure patients with reduced cardiac function, lying down when the return blood volume increases, will make heart failure aggravation, shortness of breath, chest tightness, panic and other symptoms, resulting in sleep. Generally, we should go to the hospital as soon as possible. General treatment includes oxygen, elevation of the head of the bed, etc. Pharmacological treatment includes diuretics such as torasemide, vasodilators such as sodium nitroprusside and cardiotonic agents such as deacetyl furfuryl glucoside.
2. Simple insomnia: If the patient does not have any symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest tightness, simple insomnia, usually heart failure is well controlled, can follow the doctor’s instructions to use eszopiclone, alprazolam and other benzodiazepine drugs.
If the heart failure patient can not sleep, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to identify the cause and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.