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Evidence-based articles on sleep, insomnia and the medications used to treat it, from the SleepScriptMD team.
📌 Key Takeaways Match your sleep medication to your specific insomnia pattern — racing mind, broken sleep, or wired body — not to what’s popular. Racing Mind → Hydroxyzine: If anxious thoughts keep you awake, hydroxyzine quiets mental chatter without the addiction risks of controlled sedatives. Bro
March 13, 2026 · 8 min read
📌 Key Takeaways The first week on a new sleep prescription works best when you time the dose around tomorrow’s alarm, not tonight’s bedtime. Start From Wake Time: Count backward from when you need to be alert — that math gives you the right dosing window. Protect a Full Sleep Block: Skipping a dose
March 3, 2026 · 9 min read
📌 Key Takeaways Non-controlled sleep medications like Trazodone, Hydroxyzine, and Clonidine work effectively when you protect them with consistent timing and avoid stacking sedating substances. Timing Consistency Prevents Grogginess: Taking medication in the same 30-minute window nightly and allowi
January 9, 2026 · 11 min read
📌 Key Takeaways Persistent insomnia affecting work performance benefits from supervised, non-controlled prescription care when OTC trial-and-error creates more problems than it solves. Frequency Plus Impact Signals Escalation: If sleep trouble occurs three or more nights weekly and affects next-day
January 2, 2026 · 18 min read
📌 Key Takeaways Morning grogginess from prescription sleep aids usually signals a timing problem, not a medication problem. Consistency Beats Strength: Taking your medication within the same 30-minute window each night prevents unpredictable wake-up clarity more reliably than dosage changes. Track
December 2, 2025 · 12 min read
Key Takeaways Access to Sleep Care Without Geographic Barriers: Telehealth for insomnia enables access to care for people in rural and underserved communities who previously had limited options, connecting patients with licensed physicians through AI-assisted assessments or virtual consultations wit
June 17, 2025 · 8 min read
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