Do any of you have trouble with insomnia? I'm really having a problem with it on a regular basis. From talking with people my age (45) a lot of people seem to have the same problem. Any suggestions on how to overcome insomnia without drugs? :frustrated:
Sincerely,
Draculina
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If you believe a doctors has a clue about Rx, then you do nit understand how the system works.
I'm afraid that you're generalizations are going to get you in trouble again. Maybe the physicians that you work with overprescribe medications. Maybe they are getting paid by drug companies to listen to marketing that is billed as science. And maybe their patients have bought into the expectations that pills are the best solution.
But as a physician who never accepts anything from drug companies and never gives away "free" samples, I can assure you that many physicians are quite unlike those you are working with. We know a lot about both drugs and people and the problems they have.
There has really been a lot of good advice on this thread. From my perspective, for the person without depression or anxiety (which about 20-30% of us have), medication is usually not the best solution, but can help in some very difficult situations. But there are a number of different causes of insomnia, and to make it sound like one solution fits all is either naive, boastful, or just plain wrong.
If you believe a doctors has a clue about Rx, then you do nit understand how the system works.
I'm afraid that you're generalizations are going to get you in trouble again. Maybe the physicians that you work with overprescribe medications. Maybe they are getting paid by drug companies to listen to marketing that is billed as science. And maybe their patients have bought into the expectations that pills are the best solution.
But as a physician who never accepts anything from drug companies and never gives away "free" samples, I can assure you that many physicians are quite unlike those you are working with. We know a lot about both drugs and people and the problems they have.
There has really been a lot of good advice on this thread. From my perspective, for the person without depression or anxiety (which about 20-30% of us have), medication is usually not the best solution, but can help in some very difficult situations. But there are a number of different causes of insomnia, and to make it sound like one solution fits all is either naive, boastful, or just plain wrong.
