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Long-term use of sleep meds

Sleep Health | Last Active: Dec 27, 2025 | Replies (35)

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@kayraymat because my friend who is 10
Years older than me had such terrible side effects when she tried to go off of it. She did some research and learned that it can be very hard to get off the longer you take it and the older you get. I was wanting to not be addicted to any drug, and I decided to go off it now. I didn’t have the problems my friend did, but I’m glad not to feel dependent on it.

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@diyayane
I am 80 so think I probably don't have that many years left
to be dependent 🙂 , so I will just keep on taking it since I don't seem to have
any side effects. Sometimes I can't remember names, but I hope that is just age.
What were her terrible side effects? I don't even know what to look for.