Insomnia Cure

There are a number of different types of medication used to

1. Falling asleep, and
2. Staying asleep.

Some medications are by prescription only, some are over the counter, then there are safe and effective options from the health food store using herbs, homeopathics or amino acids to produce a quality restorative sleep without the side effects so often seen from prescription medications.

A third option which is not really a medication, and carry no side effects is the use of the relatively new field of “Binaural Beats” which are sounds that gently, naturally and powerfully leads your brain into the right brain wave activity to fall asleep naturally.

Prescription Medication.
These medications should be taken just prior to going to bed.Driving or performing activities that require concentration should not be done after taking the medications. Care should be taken that there is enough time for the medication to clear the system to reduce grogginess or lethargy the following day.

Some commonly prescribed sleeping medications:
Lunesta. Helps to fall asleep quickly.
Ambien. Helps to fall asleep quickly but some tend to wake up towards the middle of the night.
Sonata.Also helps to fall asleep quickly. Does not stay active for long meaning this medication can be taken later in the night if sleep is not coming.
Benzodiazepines. These are older drugs such as Halcion and Restoril.These drugs are in the same family as Valium and can cause dependence.

FDA has issued warnings for prescription sleep medications. The following drugs can cause complex sleep related behaviors such as “sleep driving” and allergic reactions:

* Ambien/Ambien CR
* Butisol Sodium
* Carbrital
* Dalmane
* Doral
* Halcion
* Lunesta
* Placidyl
* Prosom
* Restoril
* Rozerem
* Seconal
* Sonata

Natural Insomnia Remedies
There are many alternative and or holistic treatments that are very effective in treating insomnia without side effects. Herbs used to treat insomnia includes Chamomile, Lavender,Valerian, and Lemon balm.

A Natural Insomnia Medication containing melatonin, the “sleep hormone”
and a blend of herbs proven to be effective to get you to sleep without any negative side effects is EzDoze. Click here to receive a free trial of EZDoze found by many to be more effective than Ambien.

The effects of insomnia or sleep deprivation are vast, far reaching and quite serious.

A study at the University of Chicago found physiological changes that resembled the effects of old age or early diabetes after less than one week of 4 hours of sleep per night.

The study found that during times of sleep deprivation metabolic and endocrine (hormone function) changes mimic the physiological signs of aging.
Chronic sleep loss may bring age related illnesses at an early age, along with increasing the severity of them. Hypertension, Diabetes, Memory loss, Obesity are a few examples.

The study showed that young, healthy men after being sleep deprived it took 40% longer time to normalize their blood sugar after a high-carbohydrate meal. Their ability to secrete insulin and their ability to respond to the insulin both decreased by 30%. (Insulin helps the sugar to get inside the cells where it is used as energy, when the cells do not respond to the insulin, the sugar remains in the bloodstream) This decrease in response to insulin is an early sign of diabetes.

Sleep deprivation also lowered the secretion of Thyroid Stimulation Hormone. (TSH) TSH is secreted by the pituitary gland and governs the functions of the thyroid. Another effect of insomnia or sleep deprivation found during the study was an increased level of cortisol. Cortisol is a “stress hormone” elevated during times of stress putting the body in a continous state of “fight or flight”.

When the subjects returned to an 8 hour per night amount of sleep their values quickly normalized. Interestingly though, when the subjects slept more than 8 hours per night their values improved beyond the normal range suggesting that even 8 hours of sleep may not meet our requirements.