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Is It Possible To Reverse The Damage Done By Sleeping Pills?
Question: i am a 68 year old male,i have been taking over the counter sleep aid for about 6 months, but i stopped now. I did not know the serious health consequences untill i reserched it. my question is is there anything i can do to reverse the damage i did to my body. so far i do not have any sympoms that i know of.
Brief Answer:
What medication you are taking?
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
Before I answer your question I request you to provide details of medications/over the counter medications you received for getting sleep. This will help me to answer to the point.
Thanks and regards.
Dr Ashok Kumar
What medication you are taking?
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
Before I answer your question I request you to provide details of medications/over the counter medications you received for getting sleep. This will help me to answer to the point.
Thanks and regards.
Dr Ashok Kumar
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
it is called health A2Z sleep aid for nightime use Diphenhydramine HCI. manufactured by alleglant health deer park ny
Brief Answer:
It does not have any long term consequences
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Thanks for reverting back to us.
The over the counter medication you used in the past do not have any long term effects and there is nothing to worry. You may get lot of things over internet but they are almost safe like any sleep medicines.
Having said this it is important to reverse the Oxidative stress which we have during the old age and I feel you should take some antioxidants to prevent the ill effects of the ongoing oxidative stress. The best thing is vitamin C and vitamin A supplements. If you are not comfortable to supplements please take more amount of green leafy vegetables and fruits.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
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Thanks and kind regards.
It does not have any long term consequences
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Thanks for reverting back to us.
The over the counter medication you used in the past do not have any long term effects and there is nothing to worry. You may get lot of things over internet but they are almost safe like any sleep medicines.
Having said this it is important to reverse the Oxidative stress which we have during the old age and I feel you should take some antioxidants to prevent the ill effects of the ongoing oxidative stress. The best thing is vitamin C and vitamin A supplements. If you are not comfortable to supplements please take more amount of green leafy vegetables and fruits.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for my patients .
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386
Thanks and kind regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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