Among elderly hospitalised patients, diphenhydramine given to aid sleep comes with an increased risk of delirium and other adverse events.
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It is with great relief that we can report on the speed and efficiency of our drugs watchdogs, which act to protect us. In the UK this week, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency...
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American doctors have found that melatonin the supplement used to help improve sleep patterns can cause seizures in children, and make attacks more frequent if the child already suffers from them. ...
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Melatonin, the wonder supplement being taken for everything from jet lag to insomnia, may interfere with usual sleep patterns. ...
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Claims that the wonder supplement melatonin can slow the aging process have been based on faulty evidence, a leading expert has claimed. ...
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In WDDTY vol 15 no 9 (page 3), you state that antihistamines are “often wrongly used to induce sleep”. Please explain what harm this will do. I find that a half tablet of Nytol works very well. I...
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What Doctors Don't Tell You
Nan Kathryn Fuchs PhD
National Sleep Foundation
David S. Sobel MD
Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman ND MSW
Ray Sahelian MD