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Friday, October, 23, 2009

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Secondary Insomnia and the Drugs Used To Treat It

By Michael Rack, MD Health Expert

I previously posted about the diagnosis of insomnia, the difference between primary and secondary/comorbid insomnia, and the importance of evaluating for and treating any underlying causes of insomnia. I encourage you to read my Secondary Insomnia post before reading any more of this post. Today I will be talking more about medication treatment options for secondary (comorbid) insomnia.

 

Although persons with primary insomnia (insomnia not due to an underlying medical or psychiatric disorder) ty...

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...Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a second alert to the public about severe psychiatric side-effects linked to the smoking-cessation drug, Chantix.[1]  Back in November 2006 when the... Read more »
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Medications

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This medication is used for the short-term treatment of patients with trouble sleeping (insomnia).... Read more »

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...TEMAZEPAM - ORAL Pronounced: (teh-MAZ-eh-pam) Side Effects Dizziness, loss of coordination,... Read more »

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...count) may be performed periodically to check for side effects if you use this drug for an... Read more »

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This medication is used for the short-term treatment of patients with trouble sleeping (insomnia).... Read more »

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