Insomnia treatment

In our busy everyday lives, most of us are much better at preparing for our day than preparing for bedtime. Here are 6 tips to put on your to-do list for transitioning to bedtime: If it has an On/Off switch, choose “Off” 30 minutes before bedtime. This means rounding up the usual suspects – the TV, anything with an “I” (I phone; I Pod; I Pad) and any other device that falls in the technology category. It’s impossible to wind [...]

Infants can sleep anywhere. As a frequent flyer, I notice this often. In spite of the hustle and bustle of getting the passengers onboard and the roar of jet engines upon takeoff, little ones find dreamland, safely tucked away in the arms of a loved one. This can get you to thinking that sleep is a birthright. It’s not, and this becomes increasingly obvious as we age. […]

Reaffirming the notion that there is indeed a pill for every ill, on November 23rd of this month the US Food and Drug Administration approved Intermezzo® (zolpidem tartrate sublingual tablets) for use as needed for the management of insomnia associated with middle-of-the-night awakenings and difficulty returning to sleep. This is the first time the FDA has approved a drug specifically for this indication. The agency warns that Intermezzo® should be used only when there are at least four hours of [...]