Taking medications to treat insomnia and anxiety increases mortality risk by 36 percent, according to a recently published study.
__________
anxiety
Dec
3
2010
Insomnia, anxiety medications found to increase mortality risk by 36 percent, study shows
__________
Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) almost universally suffer sleep problems — with more cases of sleep apnea than might otherwise be expected — U.S. Army researchers found. In a group of 135 young, otherwise healthy combat veterans with PTSD, 98.5 percent reported sleep complaints, Nick Orr, M.D., and colleagues at the Walter Reed [...]
__________
Cephalon announced that Mayo Clinic Proceedings published data from a Phase III trial of Nuvigil (armodafinil) Tablets [C-IV] demonstrating it significantly improved wakefulness throughout the shift in patients with excessive sleepiness associated with shift work disorder.
__________
A new study shows both obesity and a large belly appear to increase the risk of developing restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common sleep disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to move and kick your legs.
The research was published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. It is estimated that five-to-10 percent of adults in the United States have RLS and the disorder often has a substantial impact on sleep, daily activities, and quality of life.
__________
About three-fourths of individuals with insomnia report experiencing the condition for at least one year and almost half experience it for three years, according to a report in a peer-reviewed journal.
Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep. “Approximately 30 percent of adults report symptoms of insomnia and 6 percent to 10 percent meet diagnostic criteria for an insomnia disorder,” the authors write as background information in the article.
__________
Individuals who experience trauma during childhood appear more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, according to a report in the January, 2009, issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, neuro–endocrine dysfunction — or abnormalities in the interaction between the nervous system and endocrine system — appears to be associated with childhood trauma in those with chronic fatigue syndrome, suggesting a biological pathway by which early experiences influence adult vulnerability to illness.
Chronic fatigue syndrome affects as many as 2.5 percent of U.S. adults, according to background information in the article. Little is known about the causes and development of the condition. Risk factors include female sex, genetic predisposition, certain personality traits and physical and emotional stress. “Stress in interaction with other risk factors likely triggers chronic fatigue syndrome symptoms through its effects on central nervous, neuro–endocrine and immune systems, resulting in functional changes that lead to fatigue and associated symptoms such as sleep disruption, cognitive impairment and pain,” the authors write.
__________
Feb
5
2006
Sleep hygiene is essential to sleeping well
Sleep disruption is common, especially during times when you may feel emotionally overwhelmed. Anxiety, relentless replaying of the day’s events, and heightened emotions may significantly interfere with your sleep. Lack of sleep robs you of needed rest, making management of your illness more difficult.
Some people, for a variety of reasons, still have sleep disturbances related to the events of September 11, 2001, which saw the destruction of the World Trade Centers and partial destruction of the Pentagon. Other people, especially family members and friends of deployed American military personnel, don’t always sleep well. There are always those people who are stressed about things, such as stress at work, lack of a job, loss of a job, family issues, or financial issues.
__________
