2023-04-20 19:35:08
Last week, sertanejo Fernando Zor, from the duo with Sorocaba, reported that he routinely mixes alcoholic beverages with the sleep-inducing drug Zolpidem. In addition, the 38-year-old singer confessed that he even takes 15 capsules a day to be able to “erase” following the exhausting work routine.
Fernando Zor’s addiction serves to draw attention to the dangers of mixing this type of medicine with alcohol. In addition, it lights the alert for health risks that arise with prolonged use or without medical prescription.
Psychoanalyst Andréa Ladislau warns that the drug can cause effects such as dependence, hallucinations and sleepwalking and, therefore, must be administered and monitored by a doctor.
indiscriminate use
The expert adds that, in addition to Zolpidem, there is a vast list of hypnotics, anxiolytics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, among others, whose use is trivialized. Medications are used to treat different psycho-emotional conditions and symptoms, but many people use them to “get high”.
For the professional, the case of sertanejo Fernando Zor, once once more, signals the need to seek help from a mental health professional. “It is necessary for the patient to identify the triggers that are affecting sleep, appetite, mood and hindering their social interaction, their focus and attention”, he says.
Read the complete interview with the psychoanalyst at Saúde em Dia, partner of Metropolises.
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