Insomnia and Sleep Disorders

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Insomnia

Daily Treatment Report

Cognitive Therapy-CBT-Psychotherapy

Device Therapy

Drug Side-Effects and Interactions

Mortality Risk Increased By 36 Percent By Use Of Medication For Insomnia Or Anxiety “A number of hypotheses have been put forward to explain the link between use of these medications and increased mortality. Sleeping pills and anxiolytics affect reaction time, alertness, and coordination and are thus conducive to falls and other accidents. They may also have an inhibiting effect on the respiratory system, which could aggravate certain breathing problems during sleep. These medications are also central nervous system inhibitors that may affect judgment and thus increase the risk of suicide.”

Drugs

Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs: Treating Insomnia--The Newer Sedative Drugs

Exercise

Aerobic Exercise Relieves Insomnia “Exercise improved the participants' self-reported sleep quality, elevating them from a diagnosis of poor sleeper to good sleeper. They also reported fewer depressive symptoms, more vitality and less daytime sleepiness.”

General Information

Insomnia medication: Do published studies reflect the complete picture of efficacy and safety? (Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2010) “In conclusion, selective publication and reporting lead to an overestimation of efficacy and underestimation of safety of insomnia products. Authors of treatment guidelines should be aware of this bias. EPARs/FDA reviews provide a more unbiased view of the benefit-risk balance of insomnia and other medications and hence these documents should be consulted by e.g. authors of meta-analyses and of treatment guidelines.”

Guidelines

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Internet Sites

Treatment Information

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DrugDigest (drug interactions)

FDA - Drug Interactions: What You Should Know

NIH - Botanical Dietary Supplements: Background Information

NIH - Drug, Supplements, and Herbal Information

NIH - Herbal Supplements: Consider Safety, Too

NIH - Medicines

NIH - Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets

Nutrition

Isoflavones decrease insomnia in postmenopause. (Menopause. 2010)

Snacking on simple carbs may fight insomnia "Dining on quickly digested, high glycemic index (GI) foods a few hours before bedtime may help people drift off to sleep a bit more easily, Australian researchers report."

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