News of Sleep Disorders

I'm a medical doctor who is bringing the work I do in my office out to people online.

One of the issues people have come to be about over the years is sleeping problems.

I advised my patients to take sleeping pills in a particular way, to get the most benefit, with the least cost, AND without risk of becoming addicted to them.

If you are thinking about taking sleeping pills or you are already ...

I need to write a research paper about Biopsychology. Since sleep is part of Biopsychology I was thinking somewhere in the lines of Ambien. What do you experts think about should Ambien be legalized? Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks

In my clinical and research experience, I have been surprised how often chronic insomnia is linked to physical sleep problems. In particular, we have found that many insomniacs suffer from sleep-disordered breathing. The biggest surprise, though, is how often insomniacs believe their sleep problems are only due to mental or psychological factors or due to some chemical imbalances in the brain.

Having suffered from insomnia myself, I've always been impressed with how well drug-free, psychological ...

I vaguely remember reading in a psychology textbook that if a human works the graveyard shift for more than 6 months, their circadian rhythm is permanently damaged.

Is this true? I haven't read that anywhere else. I have been searching the internet but I haven't come across that.

I have read an article saying the opposite: That if you are an "owl" or a "lark", you can't change what you are.

The reason why I ...

First off, I don't have full on, damaging my life, insomnia. But sometimes I have trouble getting to sleep and If I wait too long I will get my second wind and stay up until 3-6 in the am.

I was just wondering if anybody had experienced eye-tremors from lack of sleep? Is this my body saying "I need some REM right now?"

I only get this when I'm really tired, sometimes when I get ...

been lurking here for a while decided to finally post

though it would good if we could get a thread going of ideas to get rid on insomnia as that is caused by my depression.

1. Relaxation tapes before bed.........this has helped alot you can do a search and listen to some for free.

2. EFT tapping. I started doing this and i like it. There is a video on this blog near the bottom ...

I dont know when my insomnia actually started i assume it was 3 years or go.. but who knows.. but something came to me the other day- anti depressants.

I took Effexor XR from october 2005 to october 2006 at 150 mG once a day. the withdrawl was terrible. im not on any medication or anti depressants since.. could that cause insomnia? if so can someone explain how and what to do about it?

Jay

This isn't something that happens all the time, but everynow and then it gets me and pisses me off! Can anyone relate??

I was diagnosed with depression a few months back. But as far as I can remember I've had trouble sleeping. My mother told me that I have never been a good sleeper even as a small child. I am now 19 and I can't cope with being miserable and tired all day. It's also taking a toll on my physical wellbeing. I am not currently seeking therapy for my depression (and I know I should ...

Hey guys, was wondering since I am still dealing with my insomnia going on 6 months now. How tired does the insomnia make you? My sleep pysch is still convinced that I am in some hyper alert stage that isn't related to anxiety and such. Bascially I got a landscaping job so that requires me to be up at 6am and I work labor outside for 9 hours. I got a consistent sleep/wake time. I ...