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• Nighttime Sleep Aid
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• Fall Asleep Fast!
• Safe, Proven Effective.
• Just One Tablet per Dose.
• Two 96-Count Bottles
What Causes Insomnia?
Do you have difficulty falling asleep at night? Do you have trouble staying asleep? If you answered yes to either of these questions you most likely suffer from a form of sleeplessness or insomnia. Many factors can prevent someone from getting a good night's rest. While some sleep disorders are more serious and should be treated by a doctor, others can be corrected quite simply. If you are having trouble falling asleep at night or having trouble staying asleep, it may help to learn what could be causing the problem.
Stress: Almost one-third of people suffer from sleep disorders. One of the leading causes of sleepless nights is emotional turmoil like stress. Job interviews, finances, closing on a house or getting married are just a few things that can make our brains work overtime. And our brains don't stop working just because our bodies are tired. Plus, when we don’t get our necessary amount of sleep it tends to make the stress factors in our lives more difficult to deal with, making them seem much worse and in turn causing even more stress. That’s why during taxing times, sleep is often more important than ever.
Disruption of Circadian Rhythm: All living creatures live by a circadian rhythm, which is much like an internal clock. When this rhythm is interrupted, it confuses our mind and body resulting in a disruption of our sleeping patterns. Working long night hours, pregnancy and traveling long distances and across time zones (jet lag) are common events that may throw off our circadian rhythm.
Sleep Apnoea: Sleep apnoea is considered a more serious contributor to sleeplessness and if gone untreated long enough, can be fatal. New Latin apnoea, from Greek apnoia for “without breathing” is actually a breathing condition that leads to sleeplessness. Millions of people suffer from this condition caused by the obstruction of the air passage in the back of the throat due to soft tissue, which becomes relaxed. This causes the sufferer to stop breathing momentarily. It’s common for this instance to occur hundreds of times in a given night.
Poor Sleep Hygiene: It goes without saying that many restless nights are caused from just being careless. Drinking caffeinated beverages or eating a large meal before bedtime can often lead to a night of tossing and turning. Being mindful to reserve a couple of hours before bedtime to simply wind down can usually help you fall asleep and, most importantly, sleep soundly throughout the night.
Sleep Aid contains the active ingredient doxylamine succinate (25mg). Clinical studies show that after taking one tablet, people fall asleep an average of 23 minutes faster and stay asleep longer than without Sleep Aid. The Sleep Aid SleepTab formula is non-narcotic and clinically tested to ensure safety, effectiveness and quality.
This is a wonderful aid, not just to sleep, but taken with ordinary paracetamol it really helps my migraine.
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This first-generation antihistamine helps sleep better than second-generation antihistamines that can still be found in pharmacies. (corrected version of my text posted earlier)
by Rudy on 27 July 2015
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To help me sleep, I was already using second-generation antihistamines (Cetirizine), bought in pharmacies. <br/>
But these (Doxylamine Succinate), first generation antihistamines, are no longer found in pharmacies, and are finally sold on the BIOVEA website rather as a sleep aid because they do not differentiate between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. Simply put, they help sleep better. <br/>
Having tested it, I can say that this product is more effective than Cetirizine in helping to sleep. <br/>
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The only drawback of this particular packaging (from the Kirkland brand), is the use of aluminium for coating (blue). Indeed, ALUMINUM is known as a NEUROTOXIC (pregnant women abstain!!!) and the tablets have a very bad taste in the mouth; as soon as the tablet touches the tongue you really have to swallow it quickly! I don't understand why this manufacturer doesn't use another dye for coating. <br/>
Sorry to tell you this downside about this product. So I encourage the BIOVEA website to find another manufacturer to sell Doxylamine Succinate. <br/>
However, for its sleep aid, it proves to be quite effective.
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Excellent product for sleep
by Jill on 26 October 2015
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Better sleep every night.
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Good night sleep
by Robyn on 15 July 2020
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Have been using these for a few years now and find if I have half of one tablet I manage to get a decent nights sleep. I find that I can still wake up if there is a noise or storm outside or need to get up to go to the loo, and then can fall back to sleep without a problem. I try to only have them a couple of times a week as I don't want to get to dependent on them.