![]() The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves some medications specifically for treatment of insomnia-such as Ambien, Lunesta and Silenor. Sleep medications are also used when insomnia is more chronic, sometimes in combination with CBT-I. Sleep medications can be particularly helpful when the insomnia began because of a specific situation, such as illness, travel or a change in your environment. Recent studies have shown that certain sleep medications are beneficial when taken nightly for several months and have few side effects. Sleep medications include any medication your doctor prescribes to improve the nighttime symptoms of insomnia. But many people prefer the therapy because it is a non-medication approach whose benefits continue long after they discontinue therapy. We ask patients to complete sleep diaries throughout the course of the therapy.ĬBT-I can take up to several months, and the benefits aren’t apparent right away. ![]() Therapy sessions take place on a regular basis (usually every one to two weeks).
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