Have Insomnia? Try Changing Routines Before Taking Medications

Dr. Julie Gammack, assistant professor of geriatrics at St. Louis University suggest people with sleep problems keep a diary for a week or two "...that includes tracking usual wake-up and bedtimes, timeing and size of meals, amount of exercise, medications and descriptions of how much and how restful sleep was each day."  I know that dringing beverages with caffine after 5:00PM or eating late in the evening will cause me to not sleep well.  Dr. Gammack also recommends that "..doctors try treating sleep problems by changing the routines of patients before prescribing medications."

To learn about the other lifestyle changes she suggests click the link below...

Sawing the ZZZZZs: Getting Old Needn't Keep You Awake (Newswise)

While changes to sleep requirements and patterns occur throughout life, sleep problems are not a normal consequence of aging, according to a review article by Saint Louis University geriatricians.

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