The Beers list uses specific criteria to identify and list inappropriate, high risk drugs in the elderly that should be avoided in favor of a non-drug approach or safer medications…
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,…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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