because a side effect of one of my many sleeping pills is severe constipation which can become intestinal blockages

It boggles my mind sometimes how they make drugs where the side effects are worse than the condition being treated.

(I also thought it was wildly amusing that most of my medicines came with side effects of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. I'm like, "But I've already got that! How will I know if it's working?")