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Do you wake up each night to go to the bathroom? Will a nighttime cold or cough medicine like Nyquil or Benadryl solve the problem? Raisins?
Are you getting a good night's sleep? If you wake up or get up to pee, is it hard for you to get back to sleep? If so, you could be vulnerable to problems.
One reader reported that taking the cardiovascular medicine icosapent ethyl (Vascepa) also made snoring improve.
Can you be arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) while taking Ambien (zolpidem)? This sleeping pill has put some in the hospital.
Hundreds of medicines cause insomnia. Statins like simvastatin may do it. So can corticosteroids and the BP drug amlodipine. Were you warned?
It's harder to sleep well during anxious times, but more important than ever. Learn how to manage your own sleep and your children's.
A reader wonders: Could ashwagandha help you sleep? Although this Indian herb has long been used in Ayurvedic medicine, there are no scientific studies.
We all seek a good night's sleep. Commercials for prescription sleeping pills make them seem very appealing. There's no mention of zolpidem zombies, though.
Getting a good night's sleep can be a challenge, but relying on the antidepressant amitriptyline for sleep problems has its own hazards! Is Brain fog one?
The FDA crows about its new drug approvals. It is less enthusiastic about black box warnings. Z-drug dangers now include sleep walking and sleep driving.
Do you ever read the FDA's black box warning? There are new cautions about Ambien (zolpidem), eszopiclone (Lunesta) and zaleplon (Sonata). Sleep driving!
The scent of lavender oil can help reduce anxiety and overcome sleeplessness in people undergoing surgery. Might it help you too?
People taking benzodiazepines like clonazepam for insomnia are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. Could benzos increase the risk for dementia?
Have you ever spent time in a hospital? Anyone who has knows how hard it is to sleep in the hospital. There is too much noise, too many lights and too many awakenings. Does it have to be this way?
If patients are warned about Zolpidem (Ambien) side effects they may be told about morning hangover or driving impairment. Indigestion may not be mentioned.
Many athletes and the rest of us could benefit from sleeping longer. Would you like to be stronger and smarter? Consider sleep loading.
Munching about a dozen or so raisins at bedtime could reduce the need to get up to urinate and help you sleep through the night.
Studying the nerve connections in sleeping mice, scientists concluded that synapses shrink during sleep. This promotes learning when mice are awake.
An herbal sleep remedy containing hops might lead to deeper sleep and could help make violent dream enactment less likely.
When a bed partner starts acting out dreams by kicking and punching, the root cause might be a sleep disorder. Can melatonin help?
