what is the best sleeping pills for a 50 year old male?

Question

i have sugar would that effect it if i take sleeping pills

Answer 1

Homeopathic Treatment for Sleeplessness/Insomnia, due to different reason and with different set of symptoms (No side effects or interaction with conventional drugs):-


Sleeplessness during menopausal stage Senecio Aur 30X, 4 hourly

Cannot sleep in the early hours of night; utterly wide awake, mind active; sleeplessness due to excitement Coffea Cruda 30X 6, hourly

Cannot sleep after 3 A.M.; sleeplessness due to mental strain or sedentary habits; sleep dreamy and restless Nux Vomica 30X, at bed times for 7 days

Due to fear or panic; insomnia after shock or fright; restlessness and tossing in bed Aconite Nap 30X 4 hourly

Due to tiredness; either physical or mental; bed feels too hard; must keep moving in search of soft portion for relief in bed Arnica Montana 30X or 200X, 1/2 hourly (3 Doses)

Sleeplessness after midnight from anxiety and restlessness; has to get up and walk Belladonna 30X, 4 hourly

Sleepy yet unable to sleep; child tosses, kicks clothes off, twitches; restless sleep with frightful dreams Arsenic Album 30X or 200X, 4 hourly (3 Doses)

Sleeplessness and restlessness; specially in first part of night; gets up and walks on the floor, as soon as the bed time comes patient is wide awake Chamomilla 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Sleeplessness due to old grief; after dreams of thieves or robbers Natrum Mur 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

Sleeplessness due to sudden shock; disappointment Ignatia 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

Feels sleepy but cannot sleep; clocks striking at a distance keep him awake; bed feels hot; moves about in vain to find a cool spot in bed Pulsatilla 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Restlessness during early part of sleep; sound sleep when it is turns to rise; gets too hot in bed; throws off covers, gets chilly and puts them on again; puts arms above the head during sleep Opium 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine

Take Care and God Bless you.

Answer 2

You should probably go to your doctor for a checkup at 50, and mention to him or her that you are having trouble sleeping, and you just want to make sure everything is alright with your sugar and the rest of your body. You could have sleep apnea. It shows up in men your age more often than you would imagine. I would not ask for nor accept samples of sleeping pills from him/her. The drug reps are all to happy to get you to try their products, when you may have a hormone imbalance, sleep apnea, or just a poor diet with too much caffine in it. If your doctor doesn't suggest any of these things and just offers a sample, find another doctor, and fast! With diabetes, you need a much more thorough and thoughful physician to take care of you as you get older.

Watch what you eat. Don't eat after 8PM. Give your body a chance to digest the food you ate for dinner. Can you turn down the A/C at night a few degrees? Do you need a new mattress? How about some soft music in the background. An air filter to block outside sounds? Excercise during the day, prior to dinner would help too, and it would be good for your sugar problem as well. Watch your caffine intake from all sources. Look for hidden caffine in chocolate, tea, candies, and coffee of course. Don't drink soda, even diet soda with caffine in it at all. Speak to your family doctor about what you can do natually to help you sleep.

If you feel you have to take something to help you sleep, I would never take a prescription sleeping pill. Many of the sleeping pills have bad side effects, some are not reported, but after working night shift in a hospital for over 20 years and seeing for myself, I would never take a sleeping pill. If I cannot sleep, sometimes I will take benedryl. I have allergies and I cannot take it in the daytime since it makes me so drowsy, so it makes a perfect night time sleep aid. Tylenol PM, and all the other PM meds have benedryl in them.

Good luck. Sweet dreams.

Answer 3

I have been using melatonin and it has been working great! I have not experienced any side effects and I like it a hundred times more than the Ambien that I was using. I pasted some info for you below:

" Melatonin is a natural hormone that regulates sleep. During daylight, the pineal gland in the brain produces an important neurotransmitter called serotonin. (A neurotransmitter is a chemical that relays messages between nerve cells.) But at night, the pineal gland stops producing serotonin and instead makes melatonin. This melatonin release helps trigger sleep.

The production of melatonin varies according to the amount of light you're exposed to; for example, your body produces more melatonin in a completely dark room than in a dimly lit one.

Melatonin supplements appear to be helpful for people whose natural sleep cycle has been disturbed, such as travelers suffering from jet lag. Melatonin may also be helpful in various other sleep disorders.

Based on early reports that melatonin levels decline with age, the hormone was briefly marketed as a kind of fountain of youth. However, newer evidence suggests that melatonin levels do not decline with age after all."

http://www.jigsawhealth.com/nat.aspx?&chunkiid=21811

Answer 4

Gnc has a herbal sleep aide called sleep formula.It is safe for regular use and non habit forming.You can also try melatonin.This is available at gnc as well.It cost about $5

Answer 5

I just go over insomnia for 4-6 years with drinking hot water daily, sipping all day like hot tea

I filtered cold tap water then boiled it and drank it hot, not warm and boiled it in ceramic pot, not steel, put it in thermos and sipped throughout day, it's more important frequently than to drink a lot at once

It took about three days and still going strong

Answer 6

Melatonin
It is all natural and has no adverse side effects, and can be found at your local drug store. melatonin is the chemical we produce to help us reach rem sleep. As we age our body produces less. This is a cheap and all natural way to get the sleep you need

Answer 7

You are an older male and what happens is hormones. all men your age acually sleep less and less.I sugust melatonin a over the counter medicine or diphenhydramine

Answer 8

Depends, but I do know how many anti-depressants it takes to make those feelings go away.

Answer 9

Here are some pills reviews:
http://www.slate.com/id/2062791/

Answer 10

halcion .25 mil
good luck