Insomnia Guide

When do you generally get such a taste? Chosen Answer: certain medications give that taste. you might recognize it if youve ever put your keys in your mouth to hold them or had a coin in your mouth when you were younger or for any reason. its commonly used to describe side effects in some [...]

If possible the list from the FAA. Chosen Answer: http://www.aopa.org/members/databases/medical/druglist.cfm if you are not a member, email JD at ………… medicalassist@aopa.org edit: here is a short list of prohibited meds. Adderall (amphetamine) Aldomet (methyldopa) AlleRx (methscopolamine) Amitriptyline (amitriptyline) Antabuse (disulfiram) Antivert (meclizine) Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) Aricept (donepozil hcl) Artane (trihexyphenidyl) Astelin (azelastine) Ativan (benzodiazepine) Azilect [...]

I am having a very hard time sleeping at night. What can I take to help me sleep better? Chosen Answer: Melatonin is a vitamin that people swear by! Give that a try. Drinking warm milk really helps too. There are three new medications that are available, but you need a prescription. They are Ambien [...]

I get insomnia and often lay awake at night. Does anyone know any way to help me get to sleep? Chosen Answer: Well there are several over the counter medications that you can take. I would recommend Tylenol’s Simply Sleep. The active ingredient is Dipenhydramine (sp?) Also if you have a primary care physician I [...]

I’ve always wondered how sleeping pills actually make you go to sleep…either presciption types (ambien) or over-the-counter (unisom). What happens to you when you take that pill? Chosen Answer: Over the counter medications (like diphenhydramine HCl or Benadryl) block histamine receptors in the brain, causing drowsiness. These older-generation antihistamines are also usually cross-reactive with (and [...]

I’m not sure what I took, but I had to take one during a sleep study at a hospital. Then, I had these weird sensations, where I saw purple stuff floating around me, and felt like the room was getting smaller? Is this normal? Chosen Answer: I have tried several different prescription sleeping medications and [...]

If light is undeniably what makes day, what is the thing that makes insomnia? What is the thing that is undeniably irrefutably the cause of insomnia? I don’t want to hear “could be”s like “it could be this” or “it could be that”. Do you still suffer from insomnia? Chosen Answer: Insomnia is often caused [...]

I have major problems sleeping… I toss and turn all night. Thinking it’s insomnia… I can use sleep aids like tylenol pm and it works but I don’t want to rely on pills that can be habit forming. So I was wondering what medications ppl have tried… either prescription or over-the-counter. Thanks. Chosen Answer: Lunesta. [...]

Have been treated for depression for the past 3 years. Taking Wellbutrin XL and Paxil. Unable to gain full mental clarity during the day, feels as though I am in a “haze” all day. Don’t feel sad necessarily, just feel bad because of the mental clarity problem. Have tried sleep medications such as Ambien and [...]

I’m having trouble sleeping and during the day my eyes black out for a few seconds. It’s terrifying and I was wondering if it was a symptom of Insomnia because then I could find some way to fix it. I know that blurry vision and double vision are symptoms, but I can’t find any info [...]