SLEEPING DRUGS: ANTIHISTAMINE AND ALCOHOL

There is another large group of drugs that is used to induce sleep and can be purchased from the chemist without prescription. The most common one is antihistamine, which is used for treating hay fever and allergic disorders. One of the main side-effects of these tablets is drowsiness, and hence they induce sleep easily. One well-known brand is promethazine, marketed as Phenergan. Antihistamine also possesses another property called the anticholinergic effect, by which the muscles of the urinary bladder are relaxed, causing urinary retention in people with prostrate trouble, since the bladder is unable to contract and void urine out through an obstructed urethra. It can also cause dizziness, irritability, and poor co-ordination, especially in the elderly.
Alcohol. We have taken for granted that we can have a brandy as a nightcap. No doubt alcohol is a tranquillizer, and in larger doses a hypnotic which has been used for centuries. It has recently been shown that, not only is there a high risk of developing addiction if alcohol is taken regularly, but also there is a mini-withdrawal a few hours after sleep. This is because alcohol has an extremely short half-life. Awaking in the night after taking alcohol is a common occurence.
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