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The interesting quandary over sleep aids involves the necessity of good sleep habits without forming a habitual dependence on chemical assistance.
While the statement may seem contradictory, the problems patients taking prescription sleep aids can face is the addictive qualities of the very medicine that is supposed to be helping them.
Prolonged use of prescriptive medicine as sleep aids can have one of two effects. The first is that the medication will not help without taking larger and larger doses, if at all. The second is the inability to function without it. Neither of those results is ideal for patients.
Using short term sleep aids to help a patient sleep while the specific cause of insomnia is treated is the ideal situation.
Identifying insomnia's root cause can take time, but by working with medical professionals and sleep experts, it can happen. The greater majority of physicians recommend that insomnia patients having trouble sleeping start keeping a sleep journal. Journals can be excellent tools for sleep aid because they help patients identify the issues they may not have been aware of as well as patterns.
Often times if the patient has a bed partner, the partner will be asked to keep similar notes on the patient's sleeping habits.
The majority of insomnia sufferers are suffering short-term insomnia. It is usually related to at trauma or stress.
Stress can range from a bad day at work, to keeping off hours to trying to cram too much into a day and not taking the time to relax before attempting sleep. These issues can often be resolved through a combination of behavioral therapy; good sleep hygiene and temporarily by prescription sleep aid.
While there are over the counter sleep aid available, they are based on the antihistamines found in medications like Benadryl.
The sleepy effect is very temporary and can actually result in a groggy, hung over feeling the next day.
While nearly everyone has experienced a sleepless night or taken something to help them sleep during a period of stress, it's better to develop good sleep habits and not let any sleep aid become the habitual solution.
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