Sleep Aid Medications

Insomnia occurs in more thatn 50% of the population at some time. It tends to occur more frequently with advancing age and is more prevalent to women than in men. Insomnia is the inability to obtain sleep of sufficient length or quality to produce refreshment upon awakening. It can manifest as difficulty falling asleep, difficulty remaining asleep, early morning awakening, or sleep that it not restorative.

Continued insomnia results in reduced productivity, increased risk of accidents, decreased productive behavior and increased risk of excessive alcohol (or other depressant) use. (Use of alcohol to induce sleep is counterproductive because even though it may induce sleep, it interferes with the stages of deep sleep that are important for refreshment and regenerative processes.)