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My mother has sever insomia. she desperately is searching for ways to get a peaceful night's worth of sleep. are there any effective treatments?
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Sleep Hygiene: She needs to practice sleep hygiene, bedtime and rising time same each day, dark room, no tv's , i devices off an hour before bed, warm bath, glass of milk with turkey breast (for the tryptophan that converts to melatonin) Limit alcohol. OTC metatonin ok. Good Luck!
Answered 3/16/2015
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