LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – If you have trouble sleeping at night, you’re not alone.
Millions struggle with insomnia. Some turn to medication to turn off their brains.
A sleep psychologist at the University of Michigan Health says drugs that help you sleep are not the only answer.
“Prescriptions for sleep aids have doubled over the past 20 years. The problem is that over time, with repeated use of sleep aids, the effects on sleep can wane. And so, what we know is that alternative treatments or treatments like cognitive behavioral therapy, when used in addition to medications or instead of medications, is that that can be a more durable approach, where the sleep tends to improve over time, and the sleep improvements can last longer,” said Sleep Psychologist Dr. Deirdre Conroy.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for sleep is now considered the frontline treatment for insomnia.
However, Dr. Conroy says there aren’t enough sleep medicine providers to meet the demand.
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