New discovery about the effectiveness of sleeping pills

A new study shows that much of the effect of sleeping pills lies in . mind, according to the Daily Mail.

Researchers in the UK and the US say that the finding raises doubts about the efficacy of insomnia. They urge people with insomnia to seek psychological treatment, which has no side effects.

Meanwhile, sleeping pills are criticized for having too many side effects, such as memory loss, extreme fatigue and balance problems, compared to the benefits they bring.

Patients with insomnia should apply
Use psychotherapy instead of medicine

Previous studies have shown that sleeping pills do not resist long-term sleep disorders and cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to work better.

A research team at Lincoln University, Harvard Medical School and the University of Connecticut examined experiments in which the effect of sleeping pills compared to placebo, inactive substances, had virtually no effect. with disease status.

The team analyzed a total of 13 clinical trials with 65 different comparisons and more than 4,300 subjects.

The group also looked at the difference between a drug response and a placebo response, as well as a change that occurred after giving a placebo, which included factors such as progressive progress. course of the disease.

They found that the placebo effect accounted for about 50% of the benefits, with the remaining effect due to the active ingredient of sleeping pills, known as the Z.

'Psychological treatments for insomnia can be as effective as short-term and better long-term sleeping pills, so we should pay attention to the application of these measures to patients'. , the research leader, Professor Niroshan Siriwardena of Lincoln University said

The research results are published in the journal British Medical Journal.