Word: insomnia
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...picked reading, your restless nights may soon be over. According to a report in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, adopting a few basic habits--like limiting the amount of time you spend in bed--works better than pills or goats in controlling chronic insomnia...
After excluding patients whose insomnia may have resulted from some other condition, such as depression, researchers divided the remaining 78 subjects into four groups. One group took the sleeping pill Restoril. The second group underwent cognitive-behavior therapy designed, among other things, to promote better sleep habits. The third group received both medication and behavior therapy, and the last group took a placebo, or sugar pill. Each of the groups was treated for eight weeks...
...hours. Getting up at the same time every morning is also important, because that makes it easier to synchronize your body's biological clock. Whatever you do, don't panic if you become sleepless once again. Most folks find they can't break the cycle of insomnia overnight...
Make no mistake, these are powerful drugs. Side effects can include fatigue, insomnia and, in men, impotence. Physicians must start the patient on low doses to allow the body to adapt to the medication. They must monitor the patient closely, at least in the first few weeks, for signs of overdose. The drugs cannot be taken by people with severe heart failure or asthma. Nor are they appropriate for folks whose heart condition is a result of valve disease. Even certain over-the-counter medications, such as Tagamet, can interfere with their action. But many patients whose lives have been...
...Overall, Ritalin seems to be a pretty safe drug. It does stifle appetites, at least in the beginning, and it may cause insomnia. It can interfere with a child's growth rate, although the latest research suggests that it only delays--rather than stunts--a youngster's development. While there has been an increase in the number of stimulant prescriptions for children under five, there is no evidence that these drugs are safe or effective used on young children...