Frequently Asked Questions
Sleep Disorders 101: Sleeping Pills
Is it ever okay to keep a small stock of sleeping pills in the medicine chest just in case?
Answered by:
Clinical Psychologist and Author of Beauty Sleep
Sleeping pills should be something you genuinely need, meaning they should not be something that you ask your doctor for "just in case." You wouldn't ask your doctor for pain killers to keep "just in case," would you? Probably (hopefully) not. But if you and your doctor feel that you have a legitimate reason for the use of sleep aids, then by all means you should have them.
Dr. Breus is a practicing Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a specialty in clinical sleep disorders. He has a private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is the author of Beauty Sleep. He is a regular contributor to WebMD and America Online. For more on Dr. Breus, visit his website or follow him on Twitter @thesleepdoctor.
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