Sleep is a hard thing to come across for some people.
Stress and metabolism keeps most adults awake at night, pushing them to the edge of desperation.
In some cases people shoot for the more natural home remedies and stress management paths.
When these methods do not work or get tiring, some switch to taking over-the-counter pills or prescription medications.
Just like any other pills, these types of pills can have side effects, some dangerous.
The list below introduces a few of the most common ones.
The first set of bullets shows some of the less aggressive side effects while the second set shows the more dangerous ones.
Mild

• bad quality of sleep
• feeling tired in the morning
• headaches
• significant weight loss or gain

Severe

• organ damage (long term)
• sleepwalking
• sleep eating
• spurts of amnesia during the night
• depression
• suicide

These side effects can be very scary if they are not put under control.
Sleep eating and walking are especially hazardous.
Most people that sleep eat end up eating foods that are undercooked or not cooked at all and have no memory of these instances whatsoever.
Others sleep walk, and sometimes "drive" any experience amnesia when reminded of their episodes the night before.
Some sleeping pills can help you fall asleep, but wake you up later in the night when you should be still sleeping, ruining your hopes for getting a good rest for the night.
Others can be harmful to your body if taken long term.
Knowing what your options are and what you are taking to help you sleep is very important.
Sleeping is vital to how we function when we are awake, so take care of what you are doing to help yourself sleep.