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Taking Back Control in Hypersomnia Disorders
A common concern in narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia is a feeling of having little control over symptoms, which can lead to despair. But disorders of excessive sleepiness do have both medication and non-medication treatment approaches.
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Vicks ZzzQuil PURE Zzzs Melatonin Gummies
Vicks ZzzQuil introduces Vicks ZzzQuil PURE Zzzs Melatonin Gummies. This latest addition to the...
Are Melatonin Gummies for Kids Safe? A Pediatrician Weighs In
Pediatrician Amir Marashi, MD, FAAP, of ProHEALTH Pediatric Urgent Care of Yorkville, discusses wether melatonin supplements are safe for children. The truth is that there haven’t been many studies on...
Read MoreUrinary Melatonin May Predict Therapeutic Response to Fluoxetine
Urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (aMT6s) excretion can act as a biomarker for predicting a positive therapeutic response to fluoxetine, according to results published in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. Previous...
Read MoreWeed May Not Ease Sleep Problems, Especially for Regular Users, Studies Say
Research has suggested that frequency of use may be a key factor as to why cannabis begins to fail as a sleep aid, reports CNN. “Most of the research has so far examined synthetically extracted cannabis compounds, mainly...
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Melatonin Supplements: Gummies, Oral Strips, and Inhalers. Oh My!
As consumer demand grows for lab-created iterations of the sleep hormone, marketers respond with...
Read MoreChronic Pain Patients Might Build Up Tolerance to Sleep-Inducing Effects of Medical Cannabis
Medicinal cannabis might not ease sleep problems in people with chronic pain over the long term, because frequent users might build up tolerance to its sleep-inducing effects, suggests preliminary research published online in...
Read MoreIs Vaping Melatonin Safe?
At least one company is producing melatonin that can be vaped, reports Rolling Stone. When concentrated melatonin is inhaled, in theory, it is instantly absorbed by alveoli in the lungs and enters the bloodstream, instead...
Read MoreReview: Melatonin for Jet Lag Shouldn’t Be Available on UK’s National Health Service
Patients shouldn’t be prescribed melatonin for jet lag on the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), and its use for this indication should be added to the list of treatments that are not routinely funded by...
Read MorePublic Notification: U-Dream Full Night Contains Hidden Drug Ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use U-Dream Full Night, a product promoted and sold as a sleep aid on various websites, as an FDA aboratory analysis confirmed that U-Dream...
Read MoreStudy: Light Pollution Can Suppress Melatonin Production in Humans
Researchers from Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) analyzed data on the impact of light pollution on melatonin formation in humans and vertebrates. They found that even low light levels can...
Read MoreIs Melatonin Safe During Pregnancy?
Business Insider reports that there is a lack of research indicating that melatonin is a safe sleep aid for pregnant women. One meta-analysis published in 2013 in PLOS ONE, found that while melatonin’s effect on...
Read MoreMelatonin: Magic Potion or Unregulated Danger?
Why are the major sleep societies hesitant to endorse melatonin for run-of-the-mill insomnia? The American Sleep Association and National Sleep Foundation cite conflicting evidence about efficacy while...
Read MoreThe Hims of Sleep? DTC Brand Reimagines Snooze Supplements
Remrise enters a crowded sleep-aid market with a holistic, personalized approach. Can it get consumers to switch from Ambien to Eastern medicine? Newly launched Remrise hopes to embody a fully holistic sleep company...
Read MoreUse of Over-the-Counter Sleep Medication Requires Caution and Attention
Ingredients in non-prescription medication taken for sleep remedy can be linked to long-term side effects, reports USC Annenberg Media. Over-the-counter sleep medication does not work in the same way that a prescription drug...
Read MoreRemrise Emerges From Stealth With $8.2 Million In Funding To Help You (Naturally) Get More Zzzs
A female-founded company looking to replace your Ambien with a personalized sleep aid rooted in Eastern medicine, says Forbes.“We want to get people off prescription drugs, but there is going to be a transition period...
Read MoreMore Americans Are Taking Melatonin to Help Them Sleep. Is It Safe?
Dr Sunita Premkumar of Community Health says a majority of her patients who use melatonin to fall asleep start seeing results right away, but that too much is a bad thing, reports CBS 4 WTTV.An overdose on melatonin can...
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