Sleeplessness

[davidanthony]

A friend in her mid fifties has for the last few months been waking up every hour through the night. She is ( as far as we know) fit and healthy, but this waking through the night is beginning to take its toll.

[chrissa1]

Try Nytol. You can buy it over the counter.

[cupid04]

Persuade her to see a doctor but don't take sleeping pills unless absolutely necessary. They are addictive and only help in the short term.

[woofgang]

before using OTC, I'd pop to the doc and check for any underlying issue. I know its what everyone says but it could be hormonal? Along with the flushes etcet etcet, it has given me phases of not sleeping

[Mosaic]

Nytol gives me hell's own restless legs - I have used Kalms with better effect. I also find a good solution is a half of one of those tiny one-a-day antihistamine / hayfever tablets. Even the ones that claim to not make you drowsy knock me sideways during the day, but as a little aid to a full interrupted night's sleep they are brilliant.

[Peter Pedant]

There are herbal remedies

- isnt it Valerian ?

one of my releatives swore by a brand called Evening Thunder,
and we all called it Evening Chunder....

Antihistamines as suggested above are mild and I am pretty sure not addictive.

[weecalf]

Could be as simple as eating to late at night

[Sqad]

I agree with chrissa.....try Nytol for a week or so and if this doesn't solve the problem see you GP.