Category Archives: Sleep

Prednisone is a corticosteroid available under many different brand names all over the world. The applications of Prednisone are numerous. Its uses cover an impressive range of conditions and ailments, from asthma to cancer, lupus, arthritis, eye problems, skin conditions, multiple sclerosis, and others. This is a Dream… The pharmacology of this medicine explains why […]

Valerian is one of the most common herbal insomnia therapies. There are more than 150 plants in the Valeriana genus, but Valeriana officinalis is the one most commonly used for medicinal purposes. It’s particularly useful for nervous sleeplessness and for insomnia which is caused by stress, anxiety, tension, muscle cramping, indigestion, uterine cramps, intestinal colic, […]

Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a rare condition characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness which is not relieved even after long naps and a good night’s sleep. A state of sleep drunkenness is often experienced by sufferers of IH, making waking up and “getting going” difficult. This condition can be very dangerous obviously, and spontaneously improves in […]

Insomnia (sleeplessness) is characterized by a difficulty to initiate or maintain sleep not due to time constraints, resulting in daytime impairment, which may include sleepiness, fatigue, as well as cognitive problems (e.g., impaired memory and concentration). If you have been suffering from insomnia for at least 3 months, you would be diagnosed with Chronic Insomnia […]

Insomnia (sleeplessness) is characterized by a difficulty to initiate or maintain sleep not due to time constraints, resulting in daytime impairment, which may include sleepiness, fatigue, as well as cognitive problems (e.g., impaired memory and concentration). If you have been suffering from insomnia for at least 3 months, you would be diagnosed with Chronic Insomnia […]

Insomnia (sleeplessness) is characterized by a difficulty to initiate or maintain sleep not due to time constraints, resulting in daytime impairment, which may include sleepiness, fatigue, as well as cognitive problems (e.g., impaired memory and concentration). If you have been suffering from insomnia for at least 3 months, you would be diagnosed with Chronic Insomnia […]

Due to its massive negative impact on the quality of life, insomnia encourages drug-based treatment. In some instances, such an approach is fully justified. In other cases, however, it is entirely misguided. It ends up doing more harm than good. One drug that unfortunately lends itself well to anti-insomnia use is trazodone. Trazodone is an […]

At first glance, Dodow (GetDodow.io), the visual cues-based sleep-aiding gadget, looks just like one of those dime-a-dozen contraptions that are promoted through a suspicious-looking website, are surprisingly expensive and promise results that are too good to be true, even at first glance. Obviously, 100% of such gadgets fail to deliver on those lofty promises. Fortunately, […]

This article addresses the use of oral appliances for the treatment of snoring and OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea). In that regard, it covers several angles. I take a close look at: Why OSA and snoring need to be treated. What treatment options exist, in addition to the oral devices that represent the focus of this […]