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INSOMNIA IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE, IN FACT OVER SEVENTY MILLION IN THE UNITED
STATES HAVE TROUBLE FALLING AND STAYING ASLEEP. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR WOMAN.
BEING ABLE TO STAY ASLEEP OR WHAT IS CALLED SLEEP MAINTENANCE IS A PARTICULARLY FRUSTRATING
FORM OF INSOMNIA. HERE TO SHARE SOME INSIGHT IS DR. THOMAS ROTH,
DIRECTOR OF THE SLEEP DISORDERS AND RESEARCH CENTER AT THE HENRY FORD HOSPITAL IN DETROIT,
GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE DOCTOR. PLEASURE.
LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION? UM, I'VE ALWAYS HEARD THESE TWO. SLEEP MAINTENANCE,
INSOMNIA, REGULAR INSOMNIA, CAN YOU CLARIFY WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOTH?
SURE, WELL INSOMNIA IS A DISORDER, IT'S A DISORDER OF HYPERBOLAS AND IT HAS MANY MANY
SYMPTOMS, BOTH NIGHTTIME AND DAYTIME. ONE OF THE MAJOR NIGHT TIME SYMPTOMS WHICH
IS PROBLEMATIC FOR MANY,MANY PATIENTS AND IT'S THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FOR THEM IS DIFFICULTY
STAYING ASLEEP OR GETTING UP TOO EARLY IN THE MORNING. THAT'S CALLED SLEEP MAINTENANCE
INSOMNIA. OH.
THIS IS ALSO PROBLEMATIC FOR MANY PEOPLE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT HAS VERY SIGNIFICANT
CONSEQUENCES IN TERMS OF DAYTIME FUNCTIONING. AND WHE YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE DAYTIME FUNCTIONS,
I KNOW OF MANY PEOPLE WHO WAKE UP AND THEY'LL TELL ME I JUST DON'T FEEL GOOD TODAY, I HAVE
NO ENERGY, CAUSE IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ABSOLUTELY. ANY SLEEP DISTURBANCE, INCLUDING
INSOMNIA HAS ONE OF IT'S CONSEQUENCES, DIFFICULTY DURING THE DAY, DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING,
DIFFICULTY THINKING, DIFFICULTY FOCUSING. MOOD IS VERY MUCH AFFECTED, THERES SIGNIFICANT
STUDIES WHICH SHOW THAT MEMORY IS IMPACTED, COGNITIVE FUNCTION IS IMPACTED AND VERY IMPORTANTLY,
THERES VERY CLEAR DATA, THAT IT REPRESENTS A RISK FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS.
REALLY? CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS FOR OBESITY AND FOR
MAKING PAIN WORSE. SO NO DOUBT A GOOD NIGHTS REST IS SO IMPORTANT,
NOW HERE'S SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED, IVE ALWAYS HEARD THE NUMBERS DIFFERENT SO
IN YOUR OPINION, DR. OR WHAT AT LEAST YOU KNOW, HOW MANY HOURS IS CONSIDERED TO BE ESSENTIAL
TO GET A GOOD NIGHTS REST? WELL THERES VERY GOOD DATA TAHT FOR MOST PEOPLE
EIGHT HOURS OF SLEEP IS WHAT WE NEED, MOST PEOPLE CAN DO VERY WELL BETWEEN SEVEN TO EIGHT
HOURS. I THINK ANYTHING LESS THAN SEVEN HOURS IS PROBLEMATIC AND I WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY
RECOMMENDING OR EXCEPTING THAT. AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CAUSES OF INSOMNIA?
OH, AS I MENTIONED INSOMNIA IS A DISORDER, IN SOME PEOPLE ARE VULNERABLE TO THAT DISORDER,
OTHERS ARE NOT AS VULNERABLE. NOW WE'RE ALL VULNERABLE TO SLEEP DISTURBANCES,
SO IN ANY OF OUR LIVES, THINGS LIKE EATING A MEAL TOO CLOSE TO BEDTIME, EXERCISING TOO
CLOSE TO BEDTIME. THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME.
NAPPING AND EATING, ANY OF THOSE THINGS WILL CAUSE SLEEP DISTURBANCE.
AND WHAT ABOUT PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS? WELL THE VAST MAJORITY OF PRESCRIPTION SLEEP
AIDS ARE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES OR SCHEDULE SUBSTANCES AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT A VULNERABLE
INDIVIDUAL, THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE USED AND MISUSED.
BUT THE MORE COMMON SIDE EFFECTS ARE THINGS LIKE HANGOVER, FEELING DRUGGED THE NEXT MORNING.
ABSOLUTELY. CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING, CONCERNED ABOUT THINKING.
DIFFICULTY GETTING UP IN THE MORNING, DIFFICULTY DRIVING, DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING.
SURE. THOSE ARE THE BIG THINGS WE SORT OF HAVE TO
CARE ABOUT. ALSO, SOME OF THESE MEDICATIONS CAN CAUSE
THAT NORMAL BEHAVIORS DURING SLEEP, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TAKE IT WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS OR
IF YOU TAKE IT WITH ALCOHOL. IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT VIRTUALLY ANY SLEEP AGENT
HAS TO SOME EXTENT THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ANY OF THESE EFFECTS.
SO DOCTOR, WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO INSTEAD? WELL THE FDA HAS APPROVED TWO MEDICATIONS,
WHICH ARE NOT SCHEDULED OR IN OTHER WORDS THEY HAVE NO ABUSE POTENTIAL OR LIABILITY.
ONE OF THOSE IS ROSERM AND THE OTHER ONE OF THOSE IS SALENOR.
WE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT SLEEP MAINTENANCE, SALENOR IS SPECIFICALLY INDICATED FOR SLEEP
MAINTENANCE, INSOMNIA. FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIFFICULTY SLEEPING THOUGH THE NIGHT.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY DOCTOR, ALWAYS CONSULT WITH YOU'RE PHYSICIAN, RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.
GREAT TO HAVE YOU, AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE LOG ON TO THEBALANCINGACT.COM FOR MORE
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