Pills used to help older adults fall asleep may be sabotaging their rest, a new study has discovered. Medications made to help adults fall asleep could actually be disrupting their sleep quality and memory. Long-term use of certain sleeping pills could be detrimental to your rest, next-day functioning, and memory, according to a new study. Researchers found the medications alter the way the body sleeps, so medicine-assisted sleep doesn’t provide much restorative sleep at all. Researchers looked specifically at chronic use of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine receptor agonists used for older adults with insomnia. These are among the most commonly prescribed sleeping pills and sedatives. While this helps people fall asleep quickly, the new study revealed that use at higher doses resulted in more pronounced sleep disruptions than insomnia itself. It also changed people’s sleep regulation and was linked to overall poorer sleep quality. A connection was also found between long-term use of these pills and cognitive impairment. Particularly regarding memory, in older adults, the scientists theorized that this could mean the medications might worsen brain health in older adults. These findings could help explain why patients on these medications report feeling groggy the day after taking the pills and experience cognitive decline over the long term.
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