Side Effects Of Sleeping Pills

Tingling In The Extremities

Patients taking sleeping pills might feel tingling in their extremities or a burning sensation. Zolpidem is the medication in sleeping pills that most commonly causes tingling or burning in the feet, hands, legs, or arms. Tingling in the hands or feet is medically known as paresthesia of the fingers or toes. When it isn't caused by a medication, the tingling might be related to peripheral neuropathy or other nerve disorders. Peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage that most commonly manifests in the feet of diabetes patients.

Other conditions that can cause burning, numbness, and tingling in the hands are vascular diseases, Raynaud's disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke. If discontinuing the sleeping medication doesn't make the tingling sensations stop, patients should talk to their doctor to rule out a more serious underlying cause.