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Types Of Medications Used In The Treatment Of Insomnia-part 2
 "Natural," Herbal, and Other Home Remedies have been used for years. One of the most recent "natural" remedies for insomnia has been melatonin, which can be obtained at most health food stores. Melatonin is a hormone that is known to be involved in the regulation of sleep and wakefulness. It has been shown that the ingestion of melatonin prior to bedtime will help individuals fall asleep. However, scientific data have failed to confirm that melatonin is useful in maintaining sleep.
Herbal products such as valerian, chamomile, kava kava, and others have been promoted as natural remedies for insomnia. However, the effectiveness and safety of these products has not been documented.
It is important to note that products sold in health food stores have not been exposed to the rigorous testing that is required of all prescription products. Therefore, many of the claims that are made regarding these substances have not been adequately tested in a laboratory environment. The content of these products is also not regulated with the same scrutiny as prescription products, so consumers may not be certain of what they are getting. Finally, the safety profiles of these products are often not known. Several years ago many people used the substance tryptophan, an amino acid, to promote sleep. Dozens of users were then affected by a serious disorder called eosinophilia myalgia syndrome (EMS) due to a contaminant that entered the product during its manufacturing. Tryptophan has since been removed from the market in the United States.
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