A 45-year-old member asked:
what is a natural substitute for a sleeping pill?
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Dr. Alan Ali answered
32 years experience Psychiatry
OTC sleeping pill: Best sleep aid is to find & treat the cause of lack of sleep. Some otc sleep aids are melatonin for occasional insomnia.
Answered on Sep 11, 2017
Dr. Yash Khanna answered
57 years experience Family Medicine
Natural sleep aids: You can try the following
1inositol
2melatonin
3valerian root extract
4l tryprophan
5magnesium
6 hot bath before going to sleep
7doxylamine
8diphenylhydramine
9chamomile
10kava kava
all these have been recommended and some work better than others and some have side effects, you can educate yourself about the dosage and some side effects for these as these areoutside the jurisdiction of fda.
Answered on Oct 4, 2016
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