People fear seeing doctors for insomnia, thinking they can fix it on their own. And while sleeping pills and other things may help a little, it’s not the safest way of achieving the results. Contrary to popular belief, doctors don’t always go straight for medication. However, long-term ...
The use of medications in treating insomnia will vary according to different considerations. Most short term insomnia caused by losses, stress, and personal conflicts and relationship problems usually resolve once the stressors are gone. Rarely does a medication becomes necessary in these situations. C...
⤻Sometimes insomnia is a symptom of another condition or a side-effect of a medication; a few kinds of insomnia have biological origins that will defy any attempt at self-help, such as delayed sleep phase disorder or narcolepsy (which, counter-intuitively, actually does cause insomnia as ...
While there isn’t any safe and effective medication for either form of insomnia in the long term, eating a healthy diet is one step in the right direction, and several natural remedies are available and effective. Sleep and Biology To understand how insomnia works, it’s very helpful to ...