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A study out of a university in Norway shows that psychological therapy produces better results than medication in the long run for those with chronic insomnia. 
 
The therapy was a six week course of cognitive-behavioral methods to help people overcome sleep disorders. Those treated this way slept better (as measured by researchers) and continued to reap the benefits compared to those who took a sleeping pill (zopiclone) who reverted to their old sleep problems afterwards. 
 

Behavioral Therapy 1, Sleeping Pills 0

Forbes - 6/27/2006 5:25 PM

Bad news for the makers of sleeping pills: A new report in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association says that a six-week course of psychological therapy may be more effective for insomnia than taking drugs.
 
The new study indicates that while pills may be a good short-term fix, they aren't the best way to go for those with chronic problems. In the trial, researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway compared a six-week program of so-called cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to the sleeping pill zopiclone, a drug that is very similar to Sepracor's Lunesta and was originally sold by Sanofi-Aventis in Europe; a third patient-arm got placebo
 
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Posted by Pat on 1/9/2008 | Filed Under: Ambien (Zolpidem)

I.ve been taking Lunesta and my hair is just literally falling off my head. Are there any pending lawsuits for the makers of this drug. Please reply


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