Effects Of Menopause On Sleep Video Transcript

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Prescription medications fall into two categories.

CHARLES REYNOLDS, MD: There are basically two safe classes of sleeping pills currently appropriate and available in the US market: the traditional benzodiazepine sleeping pills and the newer types of non-benzodiazepine sleeping pills.

ANNOUNCER: While the symptoms of menopause are not permanent, sometimes the poor sleep it causes can become just that.

BROOKE JUDD, MD: So even when the menopausal symptoms pass, patients can still end up with the bad sleeping habits, waking up frequently even though they're not having hot flashes.

ANNOUNCER: Whatever the nature of the sleep problem, addressing it can make a very positive change in a woman's life.

CHARLES REYNOLDS, MD: If sleep problems are addressed, it generally means a much better quality of life, much better sense of daytime well-being, energy, mood and a chance at aging successfully.

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