Can you take sleeping pills for insomnia after mild cerebral infarction?

Whether insomnia after mild cerebral infarction can take sleeping pills depends on the patient’s condition. Cerebral infarction is a disease caused by ischemia and hypoxic necrosis of local brain tissues due to blood circulation disorder in the brain. Mild cerebral infarction refers to the situation where the lesion is small, and it can be cured after timely and effective treatment that has no effect on the function in general. Its insomnia is mainly caused by tension, anxiety and other adverse emotions, it is recommended to prefer non-pharmacological treatment, such as psychological guidance, behavioral interventions, exercise, dietary adjustments, etc., which generally can effectively improve the patient’s sleep. However, insomnia in patients with cerebral infarction may also be caused by autonomic dysfunction due to brain diseases. At this time, the effect of non-pharmacological treatment is not obvious, and you can use sleeping medication appropriately under the guidance of the doctor, such as zolpidem, alprazolam, etc., in order to improve the patient’s sleep, to ensure sufficient sleep time, and to promote the recovery of the disease. In addition, patients with cerebral infarction also need to strictly follow the doctor’s instructions to use drugs, and not to use sleeping pills without authorization to avoid serious effects. In daily life, need to avoid excessive fatigue, can be appropriate exercise, in order to improve the body’s immunity, also has a certain effect on improving sleep.