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Trazodone No More Effective Than a Placebo and Has More Side Effects

3 years ago

Trazodone is the second most widely prescribed sleep medication in the United States over the past 20 years (behind Ambien) despite the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommendations not to…

The eight hour sleep myth

Sleep Duration and Health

3 years ago

The popular recommendation that we should sleep at least eight hours per night, and that we are not getting enough sleep, is not supported by current scientific data. A minority…

Ambien, Lunesta, and Sonata Receive FDA Black Box Warnings About Potentially Fatal Side Effects

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3 years ago

Administration (FDA) has forced three popular sleep medications to carry their most prominent warning, the black box warning, about the possible serious or life-threatening behaviors that may result from taking…

Escalation of Sleep Problems During Covid-19

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3 years ago

Two large-scale international surveys conducted during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed that the prevalence of sleep disturbances among adults rose significantly. New complaints of insomnia, altered circadian rhythm,…

CBT-I Improves Sleep and Co-Morbid Depression

CBT-I Efficacy

3 years ago

Insomnia commonly presents with comorbid depression and often persists following depression remission. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has been shown in several studies to improve both insomnia and depressive…

Seven Hour Sleepers Have the Best Cognitive Performance

Sleep Duration and Health

3 years ago

Previous research has demonstrated that seven hours of sleep is associated with: the lowest mortality risk and that longer sleep is associated with greater mortality risk than shorter sleep; and,…

Digital CBT-I is Effective for Insomnia During Pregnancy

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3 years ago

Over half of pregnant women experience clinical insomnia, which is linked to perinatal depression and cognitive-emotional dysregulation. A new study examined the efficacy digital CBT-I via a mobile app in…

Aerobic Exercise Improves Sleep Quality

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4 years ago

Another study has found that exercise improves sleep in middle-aged and older adults. Forty adults who complained of poor sleep quality were randomized into a 12-week exercise group or a…

The Warmer the Bedroom, the Poorer the Sleep

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4 years ago

Because sleep is associated with a drop in body temperature during the night, bedroom temperature can influence body temperature and sleep. A study using over 3.75 million nights of objectively…

Sleep Medications are Associated With Memory Deficits

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4 years ago

A new study assessed the use of various sleep medication classes on memory in a population-based study in Brazil. 250 users of sleep medications were compared to 250 non-users of…