Insomnia

I’ve been a primary care provider now for 37 years, but I still remember my early days of residency well.

On Sunday, most Americans will adjust their clocks 1 hour to “fall back” into standard time, during which folks will gain an hour of sleep but lose an hour of daylight.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a cohort of adult and older patients with moderate to severe COPD, 10 mg of lemborexant was associated with respiratory safety after single and multiple dosing, concluded data presented at CHEST Annual Meeting.

Symptoms of insomnia and sleep apnea were associated with a 56% increased risk for all-cause mortality, researchers reported in Sleep Epidemiology.

Heavy drinkers with symptoms of insomnia were less likely to experience alcohol-induced blackouts, researchers reported in Addictive Behaviors.

The digital therapeutic Somryst, which delivers cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia, induced a significant decrease in insomnia severity after 9 weeks, researchers reported in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research.

In this edition, physicians should question patients with restless leg syndrome about cannabis use ; digital therapeutic improves symptoms of insomnia, anxiety and depression; more efficient sleep may benefit patients with fibromyalgia and insomnia and more.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Study results indicate that better sleep efficiency in patients with fibromyalgia and insomnia may help improve their pain-related disability, according to a poster presented at the SLEEP meeting.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Data from a real-world study revealed that treatment with prescription digital therapeutic Somryst achieved reductions in symptoms of insomnia, anxiety and depression, per a late-breaking poster at the SLEEP meeting.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Results from the Wake Up America poll showed that practitioners do not often ask patients about insomnia, and patients may be hesitant to discuss it, Andrew Krystal, MD, MS, said at the SLEEP meeting.