News of Sleep Disorders

Whether you read, watch TV, or count sheep,
your day will be tougher because of the sleep you didn't get last night. Poor concentration from lack of sleep increases your risk of a serious mistake or accident, yet millions of people downplay how much sleeplessness affects their life.

If you have put off discussing your sleeplessness with your doctor or have been dissatisfied with recommended treatments, you may want to consider participating in one of ...

I am an retired army official and have led my battalion to several frontiers without the slightest of fear, now what disturbs me the most is due to my sleeping disorders the doctor recommended me to persist with the drug Lunesta and after initiating the same the term ‘fear’ which was an alien term for me has grasped me severely, and a feeling of anxiety accompanied with strange feelings seem to reign supreme in me. ...

Have You:
Been feeling sad, depressed, or empty?
Not been able to sleep well?
Been enjoying activities less than usual?
Had trouble concentrating?

If you experience some or all of these symptoms you might be eligible to participate in a 12-week treatment study on insomnia in depression. Treatment is at no cost to you. Interested adults, ages 18 to 75, please call the Stanford Treatment Research Center at 650-724-9774.

I've never really been apt to label myself with insomnia. I'm just wondering what some of the definitive symptoms are (over-all feelings, ect.)
I have had (and do have) a lot of troubles sleeping, but I don't know if one would necessarily call it 'insomnia'. Just wondering.

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Hi everyone, I'm obviously new to this forum. I want to help everyone suffering from this awful condition, as I am a nutritional health consultant. I've suffered from this condition since the age of 17, and there is not one standard therapy that has solidified sleep for me. I have, however, developed methods to assist in sleeplessness by means of natural supplementation. I've learned to manage insomnia, but no one ever really controls it. Its ...

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I have been having some major problems sleeping over the past 3 weeks. I have had a nasty time with back surgery and since the surgery have not been able to sleep. My Dr. prescribed Imovane, but I had no luck with it. He is now trying me on Restoril. I am skeptical about its effectiveness as I have taken benzodiazepines before without any drowsiness. I know I should not be skeptical because I ...

I have to take sleeping pills every single night, because my anxiety makes it to where I cant sleep without them. Is this a problem? Should I see a doctor about it?

Is anyone out there? This is such a dead forum!

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Hey Guys, I was wondering if there was a specific term to label my sleeping problem.

It starts out like this. Firstly, I usually wake up at 4 in the afternoon. I usually stay up till 4 in the morning and then I go to sleep. But after a few weeks, I am unable to fall sleep at this time and usually lie in bed for atleast 3 hours before I eventully fall sleep.

Soon, ...

Repeated awakenings from the major sleep period or naps with detailed recall of extended and extremely frightening dreams, usually involving threats to survival, security, or self-esteem. The awakenings generally occur during the second half of the sleep period.
On awakening from the frightening dreams, the person rapidly becomes oriented and alert (in contrast to the confusion and disorientation seen in Sleep Terror Disorder and some forms of epilepsy).

The dream experience, or the sleep disturbance ...