Insomnia lack of sleep cause of Insomnia

Lack of Sleep Costs U.S. Economy Up to $411 Billion a Year A lack of sleep in the U.S.

The working population is costing the economy up to $411 billion a year, which is 2.28 percent of the country’s GDP, a new report finds. According to Lawrence Epstein and Steven Mardon, authors of The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night’s Sleep: Over-the-counter sleeping pills (usually a form of antihistamine) remain popular too.

The problem with most of these medications—especially. so-called sedative-hypnotics, obtained by prescription and also known as benzodiazepines and nonbenzodiazepines—is that while they might seem to give the sufferer some relief, they either disrupt or prohibit REM sleep, the restorative kind that provides great, complicated dreams and a sense of renewed vigor and optimism in the morning. You think you’re asleep, but it’s light, and there’s the chance of developing psychological or physical dependence, not to mention a host of side effects. In all cases, these pills fail to cure the cause of insomnia. In some cases, they prolong it. And when abused, these drugs can result in a permanent, deadly slumber This book helps you find out the causes of Insomnia, then treat it, then get better sleep