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Prescription sleeping pills: What’s right for you? Sleeping pills help when stress, travel or other disruptions keep you awake. If you have chronic insomnia, a better approach may be to remove the cause by changing your lifestyle. By Mayo Clinic staff If you’re regularly having trouble either falling or staying asleep (insomnia), make an appointment [...]

Are sleep aids and medications right for you? The trouble with sleep medications The thought of a pill that can solve your sleep problems quickly is very appealing. Unfortunately, sleep medications don’t cure insomnia, and they can often make the problem worse in the long run Concerns about the use of both over-the-counter and prescription [...]

Is a sleep aid right for you? It is possible that you and your healthcare professional may decide that a sleep aid could be right for you. Sleep aids can be very effective in treating sleep problems, but because our bodies may react differently to different medications, no one sleep aid works perfectly for everyone. [...]

This article is from the WebMD Feature Archive When Counting Sheep Fails: The Latest Sleep Medications Insomnia has been around as long as sleep has. Some even believe that William Shakespeare was an insomniac, writing as vividly as he did about sleeplessness, tossing and turning, and sleepwalking in plays like Hamlet and Macbeth. Today, old [...]

Sleep Disorders: Restless Legs Syndrome Treatments There are no cures for primary restless legs syndrome, although various treatments often can help relieve symptoms. Treatment for secondary restless legs syndrome (RLS caused by an underlying medical problem) involves treating the underlying cause. The First Step The first line of defense against restless legs syndrome is to [...]

A. Sleep medication is appropriate in certain situations, and many of the newer medications have fewer side effects. If you’re currently taking sleep medications, I’d suggest talking with your doctor about whether natural sleep aids might be a good option for you. There are plenty of natural alternatives that may help people fall asleep and [...]

Sleeping Through the Night: Children’s sleep expert advises parents Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Article Date: 15 Mar 2005 – 10:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions Patient / Public: 1 (1 votes) Health Professional: 1 (1 votes) Article Opinions: 0 posts How Infants, Toddlers and Their [...]

Natural Sleep Medications Are the Safe Answer Natural sleep medications vary from herbal sleep remedies to hormones and even certain foods. Its a broad category so its worth experimenting to see which of these remedies is the most helpful for you. Its a good idea to try these natural insomnia remedies before jumping into the [...]

Natural Supplements for Children Unfortunately, there are many different health issues affecting babies and young children around the world. And, until recently, most parents only knew about the traditional way to deal with them. The good news is that now there are other options. Even though there are many herbs and natural supplements that parents [...]

You’ve tried all the usual ways to get your child to bed on time: sticking to a nightly routine; stopping them from eating and drinking well before bedtime, etc. However, none of these seem to work well so you’re caving in to the idea of getting a children sleep aid. Here are some facts that [...]