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Medication Affecting Your Sleep? "Sleep is an essential part of our lives. Yet, we know relatively little about how sleep is regulated or what disrupts it....Many sleep disorders are associated with medical or psychiatric conditions, but for each disorder some cases--no-one is sure how many--are induced by commonly prescribed drugs. Merrill Mitler (Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Cal.,) says that "....doctors must learn to adjust medications and their timing to minimize these undesirable side effects." ....The Lancet, vol. 359, 2002. DETAILS: The article goes on to note that L-dopa, taken for Parkinson's Disease, is a common cause of sleeplessness, as are anti-depressants. If you are having sleep problems and are taking medication, discuss this with your physician. SEARCH BY SUBJECT - TABLE OF CONTENTS THIS MONTH'S HEALTH BULLETIN NEWS
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