Getting arrested for a DWI can be a huge hassle for everyone involved. Once you are arrested, you will need to call an Austin DWI attorney to help you with your case. Some people even go a step further and take some kind of pill to go with the alcohol. Sleeping pills, for example, can cause some negative effects if combined with alcohol.
Alcohol generally acts as a depressant that slows down your body and makes you feel tired. Alcohol also tends to relax all the muscles. Alcohol tends to amplify any snoring you may be having and make it louder than normal. Alcohol itself can also cause what is called obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is when you are sleeping and there are times when you are not breathing at all.
Sleeping pills, like alcohol, act as depressants. Sleeping pills are made to make your body feel relaxed and to make you feel sleepy enough to want to go to sleep. These sleeping aids are also made so that you can get at least 8 hours of restful sleep. Some of the sleeping pills out there have been linked to the pill called the “date rape” drug. This is a drug used to make victims fall asleep long enough to not realize what is happening.
Mixing alcohol and sleeping pills can be a horrible mix. Since both pills are depressants, they can cause some serious side effects if taken at the same time. When taken together, they make your body more relaxed than it really should. This means that your breathing slows down drastically. This is bad because the less oxygen reaches the blood cells, the lower the blood pressure. The drop in your blood pressure can lead to a number of things that will be quite harmful to your body. If you stop breathing long enough, your body could go into a coma. The lack of air entering your body will eventually start to affect the performance of your organs. If you are not taken care of right away once your body goes into a coma, you will most likely die due to lack of oxygen and other things.