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chance -- 60 percent -- that you
will have some kind of sleep
disorder. Your likelihood of
enjoying a good night's sleep
decreases slowly but steadily
with advancing age.
As
baby boomers hit the prime ages
for developing sleep trouble,
they are heading to sleep
disorder centers in record
numbers. There are almost 850
accredited sleep clinics in the
United States -- more than
double the number there were
only seven years ago.
The
Real Culprits
Aging itself, however, is not
the cause of most insomnia.
Sleep difficulties are usually
caused by the health problems of
age and, frequently, by the
medications that come with them.
Arthritis, angina, and prostate
enlargement can make a sound
night's sleep difficult, and
medications that can interfere
with sleep include:
•
Blood pressure medicines
• Decongestants
• Cancer drugs
• Antidepressants
Insomnia Causes Disease
Meanwhile, there's a growing
body of evidence that sleep
disorders can lead to
potentially life-threatening
illnesses, including:
• Weight gain
• Increased diabetes risk
• Heart disease
• Worsening depression
• Impaired immune function
• Degraded memory and mental
performance
The last is additionally
worrisome because it can mimic
dementia in older patients,
leading to misdiagnosis, and
impair driving safety in all who
are affected by it.
Many
Turn to Drugs
As a result, Americans spent
$2.1 billion on prescription
sleeping pills in 2004, and
bought 600 million
over-the-counter ones. But many
of these medicines, including
antihistamines and
antidepressants, haven't been
proven safe and effective for
the problem. And almost none of
them have been approved for
long-term use by the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA), yet
they are often taken for months
or years.
USA Today
July 27, 2005
Editors Note: Melatonin
is a safe and inexpensive
solution to most sleep problems.
Available at any drug or health
food store for about $7.00 for
60 tablets. Suggested dose 2 or
3 mg about an hour before
bedtime.
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