when they feel like it's safe to do so in their 50s
到了這個年齡 她們認為服藥不會產生什么危險
Benzodiazepines are the sleeping pill
苯二氮平類藥物
most commonly prescribed
是醫生最常開的處方類藥物
They do actually a great job of facilitating sleep onset
這類藥物對入睡很有幫助
They will make you drowsy and put you to sleep
服用后 人們會感到困乏然后就睡著了
Benadryl is a very good sleep aid as well
苯那君也是一種很好的安眠類藥物
The side-effect is sedation and drowsiness
副作用是會產生鎮靜和困倦的感覺
even though it's used for itching and so on
盡管這個藥本來是用于止癢的
A lot of times, if you take Benadryl for allergy
很多時候 如果你因過敏而服用苯那君
you fall asleep, making use of that
你就睡著了 可以利用它的這個副作用
It doesn't change sleep architecture very much at all
這個藥沒有改變睡眠的模式
So it's a good once-and-while sort of remedy
所以可以偶爾用它來幫助睡眠
It's helpful when other things aren't so effective
當其他方法都不起作用時 可以選擇這個藥
If you try hot tea or coco or oval tea
你還可以喝杯熱茶 可可或橄欖茶
how many of you try oval tea?
有多少人喝過橄欖茶?
You know, your granny tells you to drink a warm glass of milk
祖母會告訴你們睡前喝杯熱牛奶
That's not quite working
但其實沒什么效果
A sleeping pill can be helpful
安眠藥的效果要好得多
But it can really aggravate sleep related problems
但安眠藥也會加重睡眠相關的問題
like sleep apnea, restless legs, and so on
例如睡眠呼吸障礙 下肢不寧等
because it makes the condition worse
因為藥物會讓你的問題變得更為嚴重
They are really not very effective for very long
而且長期來看 它們的效果并不好
So you can develop...adapt to the medication
你可能會產生耐藥性
and you need to take more and more
為了達到某種效果
higher and higher doses to get the effect
而不得不加大服藥的劑量
So it's not recommended
所以我們建議
to use more than one or two nights a week
每周服藥不要超過兩晚
We ask people who are taking it
我們建議服藥的人
to go on a drug holiday
暫時停止服藥
and not really take it for a few nights
連續幾個晚上不要服藥
And it can have a very bad hangover effect
而且這些藥會產生嚴重的頭疼不適感
primarily in women who are getting
如果女性服用的劑量
the same dose as 250 pound man
達到250磅重的男性的劑量 情況更為嚴重
And the side-effects can be
女性所反應出的副作用
more prominent in women than in men
比男性更為強烈
The side-effects include daytime sleepiness
副作用包括日間的困倦感
So what you are trying
所以你的做法是
to actually help with getting enough good night sleep
為了第二天精力充沛
so you feel good during the day
你必須頭天晚上睡個好覺