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A Dose of Drug Info: Melatonin

8/2/2014

 
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Confession: I have blocked people on The Book of Faces just for bragging about how their newborns sleep 30 hours a day. Even when Little Miss has been sleeping well I live in fear of “those nights.” (I am not the most rational person in the nighttime—bad decisions have been made.) So it goes without saying (well obviously not without saying) that I have a lot of empathy for the parents wandering the pharmacy aisles looking for something to help their children sleep. For a long time I was hesitant to recommend anything due to a lack of good evidence but…that has changed! Are you excited?!? 

The majority of these recommendations also apply for adults but insomnia treatment in adults includes a lot more treatment options (mostly prescription medications) that are better evaluated on a case by case basis.



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    I'm Emily, former pharmacist and current mom. (I got promoted!) I love helping people find answers to their questions--especially when it comes to the health of their children! 

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