My wife is using stresnil 0.25 for the last 3 years as prescribed by her doctor for sleep dis-order due to high BP and anxiety but now she is addictive and signs of forgetful are appearing. Is it due to this medication or normal age related problem. She is 75.

Dr. Jagadeesan M.S.Psychiatrist14yrs exp

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Most likely due to medications. I am not sure who got you hooked onto sleeping pills. On a longer run they will shrink your brain, resulting in early onset dementia, personality changes, memory changes, even withdrawal seizures. Kindly consult a psychiatrist, get your sleep evaluated, and he will gradually wane you off the sleeping pills and give pills which promote sleep by acting on the cause of sleep disturbance, he may also educate you on sleep hygiene.  

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