The meds specifically studied were: Ambien, Sonata and Lunesta. No matter what the prescribed dosage, it was shown that a "strong association" exists between the use of sleeping pills and an increased risk of death or cancer. The risk of cancer was not attributable to any pre-existing disease.
The study listed the possible risks of death and cancer to "HR" or hazard ratios of dying compared to not taking any sleeping pills. The HR of only 18 doses per year was 3.6 and more than 132 doses per year had an HR of 5.3!
There are safe and effective alternative sleep aids available, right now. My advice is for those taking these above-mentioned items; seek alternatives asap...we can help.
Hypnotics' association with mortality or cancer: a matched cohort study. Daniel F Kripke, et.al. BMJU Open 2012;2(1): e00850.
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