5 Scary Health Effects Of Sleep Deprivation During The Teen Years
Sleep loss can take a devastating toll on the mind and body at any stage of life, from early childhood to older adulthood. But for teenagers, who are at a critical stage of development, skipping out on sleep can be particularly dangerous. "[Sleep deprivation] is extremely detrimental at all stages of life," Dr. Michael Breus, a clinical psychologist and sleep specialist, told The Huffington Post in an email. "In the teen years, when development continues ... the sleep deprivation effects of brain and body development are significant." Though sleep is arguably most critical during the teen years, teen...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 24, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Ambien: Is dependence a concern?
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - July 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is It Bedtime for Benzos?
“Bernard also laughed; after two grams of soma the joke seemed, for some reason, good. Laughed and then, almost immediately, dropped off to sleep.” — Aldous Huxley, Brave New World It’s been a tough few years for benzodiazepines, the pharmaceutical industry’s top-selling family of prescription drugs. Tough in every way, that is, except sales: Xanax remains the world’s most popular pill, and U.S. prescriptions for it and other benzos grow by 12 percent every year. It’s their reputation, long enjoyed, as harmless and effective medicines that’s taking a flurry of hits — some glancing, others on the nose. Fo...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 25, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Car Crash Risk Doubles for New Users of Sleeping Pills, Study Finds
Ambien, other sedatives aren't the best treatment for insomnia, experts saySource: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Drug Safety, Insomnia, Motor Vehicle Safety (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cognitive behavioral therapy offers a drug-free method for managing insomnia
Bleary-eyed insomniacs know all too well that problems with sleep aren’t limited to nighttime hours. In fact, people who have trouble falling or staying asleep often feel crummy all day long.
Many people with insomnia turn to sleeping pills, which often have unwanted side effects. Few of them know about an equally effective therapy that targets the root cause of insomnia without medications. Called cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, or CBT-i, this short-term talk therapy teaches people to change the unproductive thinking patterns and habits that get in the way of a good night’s sleep. While this therapy...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - June 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Sleep cognitive behavioral therapy cognitive behaviors insomnia Source Type: news
Persistent psychosis after abuse of high dose of zolpidem - Eslami-Shahrbabaki M, Barfeh B, Nasirian M.
BACKGROUND: Zolpidem is a non-benzodiazepine medication which selectively affects GABA A receptors and treats insomnia. There are numerous reports of psychosis following the consumption of zolpidem all of which recovered after stopping the medication. CASE... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Anxiety Ruled This Lawyer's Life. Until He Tried Meditation.
A 500-square-foot Midtown studio in New York City is quietly becoming a temple for the anxious, the overworked and the curious. There are 26 seats.
From inside the studio windows, you peer over taxi cabs crowding 5th Avenue below and if you put your nose right up to the glass, you can see the needle of the Empire State building looming large, piercing upward into the sky.
Ben Turshen opened the single door to his meditation studio less than six weeks ago and he has only been teaching the practice for two years. But his following is growing, perhaps because he’s the most unlikely of teachers.
“I didn’t learn medita...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 18, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Anxiety Ruled This Lawyer's Life. Until He Tried Meditation.
A 500-square-foot Midtown studio in New York City is quietly becoming a temple for the anxious, the overworked and the curious. There are 26 seats.
From inside the studio windows, you peer over taxi cabs crowding 5th Avenue below and if you put your nose right up to the glass, you can see the needle of the Empire State building looming large, piercing upwards into the sky.
Ben Turshen opened the single door to his meditation studio less than six weeks ago and he has only been teaching the practice for two years. But his following is growing, perhaps because he’s the most unlikely of teachers.
“I didn’t learn medit...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Safety analysis of zolpidem in elderly subjects 80 years of age or older: adverse event monitoring in Japanese subjects - Kajiwara A, Yamamura M, Murase M, Koda H, Hirota S, Ishizuka T, Morita K, Oniki K, Saruwatari J, Nakagawa K.
OBJECTIVES: Prescriptions of non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotics, e.g. zolpidem, for insomnia in elderly subjects 80 years of age or older have markedly increased in the USA. However, a meta-analysis of the risks and benefits of hypnotics in older people... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 24, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
My Q and A With Insomnia Expert Gregg Jacobs
Gregg Jacobs is an insomnia specialist at the Sleep Disorders Center at the UMass Memorial Medical Center and the author of Say Good Night to Insomnia. In answer to my questions, he shared his insights on how human sleep patterns have changed over time, healthier and more effective alternatives to sleeping pills, and how to reverse our worst sleep habits and behaviors.
Describe your research on insomnia.
I have a longstanding interest in the relationship between the mind and health. My doctoral research, which assessed the ability of the mind to control physiology, showed that it was possible to use deep relaxation techn...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 31, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Medication and Sleep
This article was adapted from a previous article written by Dr. Moore for his column “Kevlar for the Mind.” (Source: Psych Central)
Source: Psych Central - March 30, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bret Moore, PsyD Tags: Anti-anxiety Antidepressants Atypical Antipsychotics Benzodiazepines Depression Disorders General Medications Sleep Insomnia sleep disorder Sleeping Pills Source Type: news
Medicationdiscountcard.com recognizes sleep awareness week with...
Rest Easy During Sleep Awareness Week With Discount Cards on Top Sleep Aids From Medicationdiscountcard.com(PRWeb March 03, 2015)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/sleep/lunesta-sonata-ambien/prweb12557379.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 4, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Insomnia tablets Zolpidem given to NHS patients a factor in dozens of crimes
Sleeping pills taken by celebrities including Lindsay Lohan (pictured) and Tiger Woods – and prescribed widely in Britain – could be to blame for numerous cases of criminal behaviour. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 30, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Handgrip strength and balance in older adults following withdrawal from long-term use of temazepam, zopiclone or zolpidem as hypnotics - Nurminen J, Puustinen J, Lähteenmäki R, Vahlberg T, Lyles A, Partinen M, Räihä I, Neuvonen PJ, Kivelä SL.
BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepines and related drugs affect physical functioning negatively and increase fall and fracture risk. As impaired muscle strength and balance are risk factors for falls, we examined the effects of hypnotic withdrawal on handgrip strengt... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 29, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Edluar (Zolpidem Tartrate Sublingual Tablets) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - November 14, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
