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Last Updated: Mar 14th, 2007 - 21:07:30 |
Insomnia does not require taking hard-core medications to ensure a good nightÕs rest. With all the over-the-counter drugs and prescribed medications, quite often a sound sleep comes with many side effects. Quite often, the aftermath of a substance induced sleep results in a groggy, hung-over feeling.
But according to certain medical experts, there are several non-drug therapies that one can use to promote good sleeping. In fact many physicians prescribe cognitive behavioral therapy. The treatment entails addressing potential underlying medical conditions, modifying sleep patterns, relaxation techniques as well as meditation. These therapies are quite effective alternatives.
Despite, the Food and Drug Administration approval of the following over-the-counter products: doxylamine (found in Unisom) and diphenhydramine (found in Nytol and Sominex). In ageing adults, these medications may trigger serious adverse events. Many sleeping aid users experience grogginess, a water retention and dry mouth.
Alternatively, naturalists recommend nutritional supplements, valerian and melatonin. ep aids: While the herb valerian is deemed a mild yet effective sleep aid and the hormone melatonin is touted to aid in restoring a regular sleep rhythm (when taken at bedtime), the nutraceuticals are not regulated like other over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. As a result, many supplement may vary in both potency and contents.
In cases where insomnia sufferers experience chronic sleep disorders a minimum of three nights/per week each month, medical attention is advised. A physician may prescribe a sleeping aid for a short-term basis. Clinical trials depict that insomnia is generally resolved within in one to two weeks. Many doctors recommend a new class of medications because they render fewer side effects than drugs known as benzodiazepines., These new class of drugs include the following:
Ambien (zolpidem)
Lunesta (eszopiclone)
Rozerem (ramelteon)
Sonata (zaleplon)
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