Benadryl Every Night Is Doing Something Alarming to Your Brain
If you are reaching for Benadryl every night to help you sleep, you are slowly poisoning one of your brain's most essential chemical systems.
This OTC Sleep Aid Is Being Linked to Cognitive Decline in New Research
Diphenhydramine — the active ingredient in Benadryl, ZzzQuil, and Unisom SleepGels — is one of the most widely used over-the-counter sleep aids in...
Lunesta vs. Ambien: Which Sleep Drug Is Actually Safer?
Neither Lunesta nor Ambien is clearly "safe" — both carry FDA Black Box Warnings for complex sleep behaviors that have resulted in at least 20 deaths,...
Trazodone for Sleep: What Your Psychiatrist May Not Tell You
Trazodone is the most prescribed drug for insomnia in the United States, and it was never approved for that purpose.
Why Your Doctor Won’t Prescribe Sleeping Pills Long Term Anymore
Your doctor is pulling back on long-term sleeping pill prescriptions because the evidence is now overwhelming that these medications cause more harm than...
The Natural Sleep Aid That Actually Has Clinical Evidence Behind It
Melatonin is the natural sleep aid with the most clinical evidence behind it, though the results are more modest than most people expect.
Melatonin Dosage: You’re Probably Taking Way Too Much
If you are taking 5 or 10 milligrams of melatonin before bed, you are almost certainly taking far more than your body needs.
New Study Links Sleeping Pills to Higher Dementia Risk
Several major studies now suggest that frequent use of sleeping pills is associated with a meaningfully higher risk of developing dementia, particularly...
This Common Sleep Aid Could Be Slowly Damaging Your Brain
If you regularly reach for diphenhydramine to fall asleep — sold under names like Benadryl, ZzzQuil, Tylenol PM, and Advil PM — there is growing evidence...
Why Doctors Are Pulling Patients Off Ambien After Years of Use
Doctors are increasingly pulling long-term patients off Ambien because accumulating research has made it impossible to ignore the drug's links to...