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Sleep Medications Are Not Clinically Effective In A Large Number Of Patients

7 years ago

A study on the real-world effectiveness of sleeping pills found they do not alleviate insomnia in most cases. The study assessed the effects of benzodiazepine-type sleep medications (including Ambien, Lunesta,…

The Human Brain May Be Designed for Seven Hours of Sleep

Sleep Duration and Health

8 years ago

New research suggests that seven hours of sleep is associated with: 1. the lowest mortality risk while longer sleep is associated with greater mortality risk than shorter sleep; and, 2.…

The Eight Hour Sleep Myth

Sleep Duration and Health

8 years ago

The eight hour sleep myth has been perpetuated by some sleep scientists, pharmaceutical companies that fund those scientists, and organizations such as the National Sleep Foundation that are heavily funded…

Sleeping Pills are Only Marginally Effective

Sleeping Pills

9 years ago

There is little evidence that the newer generation sleeping pills such as Ambien or Lunesta are more effective than older sleeping pills such as Dalmane or Restoril. There is, however,…

CBT-I and Depression

CBT-I Efficacy

9 years ago

CBT-I has consistently been shown to be the most effective treatment for chronic insomnia. It improves sleep in 75-80% of insomnia patients, is proven more effective than sleeping pill in…

Sleeping Pills and Reward Pathways

Sleeping Pills

9 years ago

Drug dependency implies tolerance (larger doses of the drug are required to produce an effect) or withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, agitation, or physical stress reactions when the individual attempts…