Because sleep may be disrupted post-concussion, some physicians can prescribe short -
term sleep medication to ensure a good rest, he adds.
Not exact matches
In all other aspects, whether your baby is premature or
term, the care will be fairly much the same - ensuring that your baby has a safe place to
sleep; that your baby is placed on its back during
sleep, or on its side; and to continue the
medications, if your baby has received
medications at the time of discharge, at a regular time day and night.
«About 10 percent of deployed military personnel take
sleep medications, which are effective for short -
term treatment of insomnia in civilian populations.
In 2008, Americans filled more than 56 million prescriptions for
sleeping pillsv and spent more than $ 600 million on over-the-counter
sleep aids.vi But anticholinergic
sleep medications in particular may be causing far more harm than good, especially long
term, without providing any benefit at all.
But anticholinergic
sleep medications in particular may be causing far more harm than good, especially long
term, without providing any benefit at all.
Despite the high use of
sleep medication, increasing evidence has demonstrated that long -
term use of such drugs may have negative side - effects including dependency, day - time drowsiness, nausea, fatigue, confusion, and memory problems (Ramar & Olsen, 2013).