The mechanism of action of sedatives is to inhibit nervous activities, bringing the body into a state of drowsiness. How shallow or deep, short or long sleep is completely dependent on the type of medication you are taking, the dose and how you take it. On the market there are various sedatives. To achieve treatment goals and safety for drug users, the following points should be paid attention to:

Take the right medication

Sedatives are of different types: strong-acting type, medium-acting type and weak-acting type. In treatment, if you both want to sedate and have an anticonvulsant effect, you should choose a strong sedative. But if you only use it at home and just want to sleep lightly, you should choose a weak sedative.

Choose the right form

Sedatives come in several dosage forms: tablets, nuggets, injection solution, rectal suppositories or topical gels. If in emergency or in anticonvulsant cases, it is necessary to choose the injection form, but if you just want to gently fall asleep, tablets and nuggets are the most reasonable choice.

Use the right dose

Different doses of sedatives lead to different actual effects. The same is a mild sedative, but if the dose is low, it has a sedative effect, while the higher dose achieves an anticonvulsant effect and the higher dose has an anesthetic effect. Passing this dose reaches the threshold of death.

Choose a time

Usually, in all cases evening is the first choice. As it does not affect your day of work and treatment.

Note the next day's work

Sedatives remain for a long time, which can cause fatigue the next day. If there are important tasks that need alertness, only half or one-third of the usual dose should be used, so that the drug only has an easy effect on sleep, the next day still awake to be able to continue work...

Health Attention

It is very important to be aware of people with serious heart disease or severe respiratory illness when taking sedatives can be dangerous. In case of emergency, sedation is required in the hospital. There, specialists can monitor and handle when problems occur.

Source: Health & Life Newspaper

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