Prescription sleep pills not likely to help women in the long run, study finds

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'Long-term use of medications for sleep is not associated with reductions in sleep problems,' said the lead researcher.

Two years of data from nearly 700 middle-age women showed that long-term use of medications such as Ambien, Lunestra or some anti-anxiety prescriptions didn't help women sleep better in the long run compared to women who didn't use prescription pills, according to the report published Tuesday in BMJ Open.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5 percent of adult women and 3.1 percent of adult men say they used prescription sleep medications in the past month. The women filled out questionnaires annually. They reported if they had difficulty falling asleep, if they awoke frequently during the night and if they woke up earlier than they wanted to. Answers were measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being no difficulty on any night and five being difficulty on five or more nights of the week.

The problem with using medication to control insomnia symptoms is"it provides patients with some relief but the sleep they get on medication is more sedation than sleep," Avidan said.

 

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At the very least these pills and potions allow women to get some sleep.

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