l was on these for years until the mid '90s, until the day after my husband’s funeral then l was hit by a sledgehammer of grief, that went on for days.
l thought l needed these pills, managed to get some from the doctor, but somehow couldn’t bring myself to take them until my next tsunami hit, so l took only half a tablet to see if they would help.
That was the worse thing l could have done. The side effects was from the top of my head right through my body, somuchso l really thought l was going to join my husband and it frightened me, so l took to my bed and prayed l would sleep through it.
When l woke up l threw away the pills. Never again!
l did google sedative and found that chamomile tea is natures own form of sedative. l actually had the tea in my cupboard as l like it, plus it is a good remedy for stomach wind.
It does help to bring my anxiety down, but my sister said not to deny my body’s need to release such anguish, crying was the only way to get through this pain, so that is what l do.
l laughed as l remembered my husband’s comment when he knew l had taken the tea for wind, because the side effect was the release of wind naturally. Haha!