For eons, man considered sleep as little more than a nightly vegetative state when one’s daily activities were stilled for a period of time. But insomnia, on the other hand, was considered an inexplicable curiosity. It plagued many, was random in appearance, and had no exact causes or cures. Nightmares were the domain of bad ...
You may have heard about the most recent FDA approved prescription sleep aid, Rozerem (Generic Name: Ramelteon), or even seen one of the commercials on the drug, such as the insomniac talking to Abraham Lincoln. Unfortunately, sleep aid commercials do not often provide fair representations of these medications and Rozerem is no exception. Loss of ...
Fibromyalgia is a condition (also called a syndrome, and some researchers are now wising up and calling it a disease) that causes a dysfunction of the autoimmune system so that your muscles and your nervous system do not communicate properly. It is not progressive or degenerative like Alzheimer’s or Lou Gehrig’s disease, meaning that it ...
Ours is a stressful society, causing many of us to suffer from lack of sleep. There are many sleep aids available, but all for a price. Not only are they expensive, but some sleep aids may cause serious side effects. Availability of sleep medication runs from over the counter to prescription. Honestly, you can’t read ...
Have you ever heard of the Hag Syndrome? Well this is what Dream Paralysis was once called. Some people believe that the origins of this syndrome may be rooted in the incubus and succubus legends. Also, from the Scandinavian, and Icelandic legends the origins might also come from the Mara, or Mare, who is responsible ...
Your physician wants you to have a Sleep Study done. Their office has scheduled an appointment. What’s next? What do you do? Where do you go? Are there needles involved? What if I can’t sleep? It can be confusing when your doctor walks back into the room and tells you he/she thinks you have Sleep ...
Sleep has always been difficult for me. For years, I have suffered from insomnia. After trying various non-drug therapies such as biofeedback and relaxation techniques, I visited my family doctor to find out what my options were to help my insomnia. My doctor gave me a complete physical and discovered I had no underlying health ...
It works for me. Like all substances meant to change mood or behavior, how valerian root effects you depends upon your own unique physical chemistry. I originally tried it because my brother had bought some for his sleeping problems. It works for me. It does nothing for him. For those who don’t know, valerian root ...
I took Ambien and Ambien CR for a combination of 7 years. During that time, I experienced several of the side effects listed on the official Ambien web site. The manufacturers claim the most common side effects are sleepiness, headaches and dizziness. I had to deal with two of those three side effects of Ambien. ...
Karla News
