Insomnia is a poor night’s sleep that reduces a person’s ability to function well.
Hi everyone dr albert here welcome back to the channel in this video i’ll be going over insomnia and what you can do to help improve insomnia naturally now just real quick insomnia is a poor night’s rest that affects or reduces a person’s ability to function well and most adults require about seven to eight hours of undestructive sleep every night now as a matter
Of fact there is medications that can contribute to insomnia and there’s a huge list and i’ll go ahead and put that list under this video for your reference and this includes wellbutrin also known as bupropion fluoxetine also known as prozac there’s also stimulants such as adderall ritalin concerta that can contribute to insomnia there’s also decongestants such as
Sudafed or pseudoephedrine caffeine tablets also alcohol can contribute to insomnia and also blood pressure medications particularly hydrochloride or thiazide there’s also furosemide also known as lasix now there’s two categories of medications that your doctor can recommend and prescribe for you there’s the controlled class and then we also have a non-controlled
Class now the controlled class there’s two categories there’s the non-benzodiazepames which are much more preferable and see more in practice for insomnia and this includes ambien also known as sulfidem dosed at 5 to 10 milligrams at bedtime and there’s also lunesta also known as esophaglan dosed out one to three milligrams at bedtime both of which can be given with
Or without food it doesn’t really matter then we also have the benzodiazepine class and this includes lorazepam also known as ativan dosed at 0.5 to 2 milligrams at bedtime and we also have temazepam also known as restoril dosed at 7.5 to 30 milligrams at bedtime again both of which can be given with or without food it doesn’t really matter now the other category
Is the non-control and this is benadryl or diphenhydramine just at 25 to 50 milligrams at bedtime again with or without food it doesn’t really matter so based off of your sleeping pattern your doctor can recommend and prescribe a suitable or appropriate drug for your insomnia now there are some natural products or natural foods that you can try to incorporate
Into your giant lifestyle to help prevent insomnia and this includes st john’s wort which is found over the counter there’s also melatonin also found over the counter and there’s certain foods that you can try to incorporate such as celery watermelon there’s also milk cheese and yogurt that can help prevent insomnia and help you get a better night’s rest there’s
Also almonds and that’s because they contain magnesium which help improve your sleep pattern and help you get a nice rest so i definitely want to make sure you let you try to incorporate these natural products and natural foods into your diet lifestyle to help you get a better night’s rest so let me know what your thoughts are down in the comments section below
Thank you for watching and we’ll see you in the next video
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Insomnia | How To Prevent Insomnia Naturally | Dr. Eilbra Younan By Dr. Eilbra Younan
