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Suggest Remedies For Insufficient Sleep

Posted on Tue, 22 Nov 2016

Question: Good sleeping tips

Answered by Dr. Chintan Solanki (1 minute later)

Hi XXXX,

Check the link

Follow sleep hygiene. You can find the same in below link.

sleepfoundation.org/ask-the-expert/sleep-hygiene

Drinking a cup of warm milk before going to bed helps in 30-40 of patients and they do not need medicines as per my clinical experience.

take care dear lady.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Chintan Solanki (4 minutes later)

Cant get to sleep. Dont smoke dont drink and dont have caffine after forst morning cup

Answered by Dr. Chintan Solanki (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
provide more details

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for follow up.

I need more details.

- Since when are you suffering from sleep disturbance?

- Is there difficulty in sleep onset, fragmentation of sleep or early morning awakening?

- What was the schedule (timing) and duration of sleep before the problem started? How much reduction in sleep from previous?

- Do you have any stress in life (it can be social, economical, relationship, study/work or emotional)?

- Do you have any physical illness?

- Any day time sleepiness is there?

I will be happy to help further after your response.
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar