Sentences with phrase «of my insomnia patients»

One of my insomnia patients woke up every night about 2 a.m. feeling anxious and wide - awake.

Alternatively, many of our insomnia patients like soft, sweet - smelling sheets to help induce a feeling of relaxation.»

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Of those, eight people from five families — including two children — would be diagnosed with symptoms that were milder than those of almost all the American patients: nosebleeds, dizziness, headaches and insomniOf those, eight people from five families — including two children — would be diagnosed with symptoms that were milder than those of almost all the American patients: nosebleeds, dizziness, headaches and insomniof almost all the American patients: nosebleeds, dizziness, headaches and insomnia.

As this study focuses on neurofeedback effects on EEG, sleep and quality of life in insomnia patients, insomnia patients underwent this procedure before and after real as well as placebo neurofeedback training.

Fully 87 percent of patients whose insomnia vanished saw their depressive symptoms improve as well.

In an article entitled «Prion protein modulates monoaminergic systems and depressive - like behavior in mice» and published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the group shows that mice lacking normal prions show a depressive - like behavior similar to depression symptoms found in patients with Alzheimer's and prion diseases, namely Creutzfeldt - Jakob Disease (CJD), variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob Disease (vCJD), Gerstmann - Sträussler - Scheinker syndrome, Fatal Familial Insomnia and kuru.

Approximately 36 % of patients reported some type of mental impairment at pretreatment evaluation, including depression, insomnia, confusion, poor concentration, sleep disturbances, nervousness, or poor memory.

«Though our study is preliminary, based upon these findings and the broader literature, patients and clinicians should consider insomnia as an additional warning sign of potential suicidal behavior, not just a symptom of other warning signs, such as depression or alcohol use,» Nadorff said.

They range from REM sleep behavior disorder — a dangerous condition in which people physically act out their dreams — to fatal familial insomnia, a rare neurodegenerative disease in which patients die from lack of sleep.

Approximately 40 to 65 percent of individuals have insomnia after mild TBI, while patients with sleep difficulties are at a higher risk of developing PTSD.

A meta - analysis of dozens of studies of traditional Chinese medicine and other nonpharmacological interventions meant to improve patients» quality of life affirms that these approaches, on the whole, help alleviate depression, fatigue, pain, anxiety, insomnia and gastrointestinal problems in Chinese cancer patients.

Baron decided to analyze the daily effect of exercise after hearing her patients with insomnia complain the exercise she recommended didn't help them right away.

Both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and insomnia are found in a high percentage of patients with a variety of neurological diseases, according to new...

Although insomnia is common, adequate and lasting treatment for it is not, says Susan Zafarlotfi, PhD, clinical director of the Institute for Sleep - Wake Disorders at Hackensack University, in Hackensack, N.J. «Clinicians often simply medicate their patients, but that is not the way to do it,» she says.

Other side effects, including loss of appetite and insomnia, may occur in patients of all ages — although they often subside in the first few weeks of treatment.

Seek treatment for both sleep and pain problems Instead of simply referring patients back to their doctors for pain management, sleep specialists now treat them for insomnia just as they would anyone else — with sleep medication, cognitive - behavioral therapy, or both.

She specializes in depression, anxiety, insomnia, adult ADHD, and bipolar and digestive issues, and she uses a variety of tools to help patients, from conventional psychiatry and psychotherapy to acupuncture, yoga, meditation, and nutrition.

Factors that aggravate RLS Sleep deprivation can make subtle RLS symptoms much worse, so sleep specialists often find that when a separate cause of sleep loss is treated — insomnia with medication, or sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy — patients report that their RLS improves as well.

When I meet a patient who presents with complaints of irritability, anxiety, foggy thinking, fatigue, and insomnia, I visualize something that looks like a concert of rising and falling graph lines, and I plot her day - to - day symptoms on this image.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has more information on paradoxical insomnia and other uncommon sleep disorders at its patient website, SleepEducation.com.

Relieving pain may improve sleep — but you might need help Pat Skiba, RN, 45, of Shelton, Conn., became a patient advocate for chronic pain patients because of her own battle with injury and insomnia.

She specializes in depression, anxiety, insomnia, adult ADHD, bipolar and digestive issues, and she uses a variety of tools to help patients, from conventional psychiatry and psychotherapy to acupuncture, yoga, meditation and nutrition.

The following are some of the symptoms of Graves» disease: Anxiety Insomnia Tremors in the fingers and hands Enlargement of thyroid gland called Goiter Tiredness Irritability and moodiness Brittle hair Heat sensitivity Increase in the frequency of bowel movements Accelerated heart beat called Tachycardia Changes in menstrual cycle Irregular heart beat called Arrhythmia Loss of weight even if the patient is eating properly What Causes Graves» Disease?

Our patients are reporting insomnia and panic attacks after reading a typical day's worth of election coverage.

If despite carefully increasing doses of bio-identical estrogens, your patient is still experiencing hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms suggestive of insufficient estrogen (e.g., night sweats, insomnia, memory and concentration difficulties, anxiety), she may be hyperexcreting estrogen due to upregulated Phase I (the cytochrome P450 family of enzymes) activity.

The 37 patients who completed the study were evaluated for their levels of stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, pain, insomnia, quality of life, heart rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure and thoracic mobility.

For example, Ramadevi Gourineni, MD, director of the Comprehensive Insomnia Clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital advises patients to adopt simple lifestyle changes, which «can replace the need for medications,» in order to obtain a better night of sleep.

Fortunately, in the last 9 years, the field of functional medicine has evolved rapidly, and I have been able to learn an evidence - based approach to healing chronic pain, chronic pelvic pain, chronic fatigue, chronic insomnia, chronic brain fog, chronic gut issues, chronic anxiety, chronic autoimmunity and more in the women I serve by learning from skilled colleagues, working with hundreds of patients, and reading and publishing scientific literature.

In one trial, 87 percent of depressed patients who resolved their insomnia had major improvements to their depression, with symptoms disappearing after eight weeks

Pyroluria, like copper - zinc imbalance, was first researched at the Brain - Bio Center.36 Pyroluria patients display a range of symptoms connected with severe zinc deficiency that are familiar to me from my work with Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS), including nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal pains and headache — all of which can be associated with food intolerance and digestive problems — as well as nervous exhaustion, emotional fragility, palpitations, depression and insomnia.37 Other complications include abnormal EEG findings38 and cognitive difficulties ranging from misperceptions and hallucinations39 to amnesia.40 Cognitive deficits such as memory, attention and concentration disturbance are widely recognized in CFIDS patients41 and can occasionally take on more serious manifestations.

One of her patients is a 32 - year - old female entrepreneur who came to her because she suffered from chronic fatigue and insomnia despite daily meditation and exercise.

I've helped many patients address the adverse effects of techno - despair such as insomnia, nightmare, restless sleep and ongoing angst.

Rather than the traditional disease - centered focus, we address the underlying causes of your anxiety and insomnia, using a patient - centered approach addressing the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms.

Although anecdotally yoga has been known to help with back pain, insomnia, anxiety, and a host of other maladies, doctors are generally more swayed by clinical evidence than patients» stories.

Many of these conditions are notoriously difficult to treat, and many practitioners have a tendency to treat such complaints mainly by recommending different kinds of drugs or dietary supplements for symptoms (like insomnia, depression, constipation, etc.), while generally making similar dietary recommendations for all patients and only rarely offer the most appropriate lifestyle advice to suit the patients they are dealing with at the time.

Countless patients go to the doctor every year with a multitude of symptoms ranging from fatigue, head ache and joint pain, to muscle aches, insomnia and mood swings; only to be told that all of their tests are «normal.»

Acupuncture has been shown to improve symptoms such as nausea, pain, and insomnia, as well as aiding patients» general sense of wellbeing.

We present a case of a patient who used phenibut to self - medicate anxiety, insomnia and cravings for alcohol.

Unstable blood sugar underlies many of the symptoms that autoimmune patients cope with, including exhaustion, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and brain fog.

Insomnia is the most common, with up to 80 percent of cancer patients having difficulty falling and / or staying asleep.

demonstrated that patients diagnosed with depression experienced significant improvements in depression, along with insomnia, emotional instability, and symptoms of distress.

For insomnia, she recommends patients try cognitive behavioral therapy along with low doses of prescription nonbenzodiazepines, such as Ambien, Lunesta, or Sonata, which have been shown to cause relatively low incidences of grogginess and next - day alertness problems.

«We realized we had a number of patients coming in with a phenomenon that didn't necessarily meet the classical description of insomnia, but that was still keeping them up at night,» Dr. Abbott tells Health.

Many patients with mild anxiety or insomnia don't need benzodiazepines at all, but stopping or reducing the dosage of a benzodiazepine should always be monitored by a professional, as serious withdrawal effects can occur.

After a melodramatically lousy introduction, Dr. Marrow (Liam Neeson) brings a small group of patients to a remote hideaway, ostensibly for a study on insomnia.

Expanded Map: Insomnia City Ruins — If you were patient enough with the game to make it through the end, then you know of the ruins.

• Another 2015 study of cancer patients with insomnia investigated the effects of mindfulness - based therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for sleep.

CHoosing Options for Insomnia in Cancer Effectively (CHOICE): Design of a patient centered comparative effectiveness trial of acupuncture and cognitive behavior therapy for Insomnia in Cancer Effectively (CHOICE): Design of a patient centered comparative effectiveness trial of acupuncture and cognitive behavior therapy for insomniainsomnia

This Viewpoint reviews the assessment and treatment of insomnia disorder and proposes a step algorithm for evaluating, treating, and monitoring patients.

Neuropsychologists see patients who have experienced a wide range of conditions, including suspected neurological disease (e.g. Alzheimer's disease), cerebrovascular disease, movement disorders, concussion / brain injury, memory loss, attention deficit, pain, sleep issues (insomnia, sleep apnea), chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety»