O uso de Zolpidem para tratamento de insônia

Abstract

More than 73 million Brazilians suffer from insomnia, mainly in the country's large centers. Among the main causes of this problem are stress, anxiety, irregular sleeping habits, lifestyle and use of screens (cell phone, TV, etc.) at night. To treat this problem, many doctors prescribe zolpidem to their patients, as the medication is used to treat this sleep disorder. This research aimed to evaluate the use of zolpidem as a non-benzoadizepine sedative-hypnotic prescribed for insomnia. To this end, an exploratory research was carried out, a questionnaire for data collection with 12 questions was formulated and applied to 100 people, by form, who already use zolpidem. Of these participants, the majority were women (72%), the majority were between 25 and 35 years old (36%) and the majority had been using the medication for more than 1 year (58%). The majority reported an improvement in sleep quality after using the medication (97%) and the majority did not need to increase the medication dose (75%). Furthermore, the majority rarely forgot to administer the medication (76%), the majority never stopped administering it due to symptom improvement (71%) or worsening (92%) and the majority never administered the medication on their own (71% ). The majority administer another medication along with zolpidem (80%), the majority did not have any adverse reactions (74%), the majority did not attempt to wean off the medication (80%) and the majority never provided pills to people close to them (91% ). It is concluded that zolpidem is safe to treat sleep disorders with medical advice, and prolonged use should be avoided to avoid possible adverse reactions and dependence. The need for individualized assessment of each patient is evident.

Keywords: 1. Zolpidem. 2. Insomnia. 3. Adverse reactions. 4. Medicine. 5. Sleep.