How to relieve sleeplessness

Several methods of non-pharmacological treatment can be used when you can’t sleep, including creating a suitable sleep environment, ensuring a quiet environment, avoiding smoking, drinking alcohol, tea and coffee before going to bed, and avoiding strenuous activities to avoid stimulating the sympathetic nerves, thus making it difficult to sleep deeply. Self-relaxation can be used to promote sleep, such as deep breathing or hypnotic drugs, and suggestive methods can be used to relax the body and mind. For non-pharmacological means that are not effective, small doses of oral sleeping pills can be taken, but long-term use of sleeping pills may damage liver and kidney functions. The choice of medication depends on the patient’s condition. The most commonly used hypnotic drugs are barbiturates and zopiclone, and after starting with small doses for a period of time, change to another drug to reduce the development of tolerance.