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Insomnia (not sleeping)


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The basics of insomnia

We live in sleep depriving times. Around 3 in 4 people with sleep trouble have a trigger, e.g. bereavement, job loss, work stress, financial stress. All of these are common.

The good news? Most resolve within a few weeks. For those that don't there is help. Sleepstation is an online CBT based sleep therapy course. It has an excellent success rate. If you think an NHS Sleepstation referral will help you, contact us online and we can set up a referral for you.

For general advice on getting better sleep (AKA sleep please check out the NHS.uk website here,

Sleeping tablets

Sleeping tablets (sedatives) are not very often prescribed for insomnia, particularly if your insomnia is not due to a external trigger (job loss, bereavement etc)

People quickly become tolerant of sleeping tablets. This means you need higher and higher doses to get to sleep which often leads to addiction - and perversely - more trouble sleeping!

In the 60s and 70s when the drugs were first discovered they were widely prescribed. Sadly this created a generation of addicts. We have learnt the hard way that the risks of these medicines out weigh the benefits in most cases.

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  • LOCATIONS
    • Bradgate
    • Avonmouth
    • Ridingleaze
    • Northern Arc PCN
  • SELF CARE
    • Self Care - Adults
    • Self Care for Children
    • Carers
    • Drugs & Alcohol
    • Dental Problems
    • Domestic Violence
    • Ear Wax
    • Exercise On Referral
    • Frailty
    • Hayfever
    • Health costs
    • Insomnia (sleep)
    • Mental Health
    • Stop Smoking
    • Work, Benefits and Finances
  • FAQs
    • ## TopTenTips ##
    • Group A Streptococcus
    • AccuRx
    • Blood Tests
    • Book An Appointment
    • Fees for non-NHS work
    • LGBT+
    • New Patients
    • Online Access (NHS App)
    • Referrals
    • Register with us
    • Repeat Medication
    • Saturday Morning Surgery
    • Sicknotes
    • Suspected Cancer
    • Test results
    • Video Consultations
    • When we're closed
  • SERVICES
    • Immunisations (Vaccines)
    • Cervical Screening / Smear
    • Flu Vaccines
    • Health & Wellbeing Coaching
    • 4YP
    • Pregnancy
    • Physio
    • Repeat Dispensing
    • Research
    • Safeguarding / child protection
    • Sexual health contraception
    • Social Prescribing Adults
    • Social Prescribing Kids
    • Stop Smoking
    • Travel Clinic
    • DVLA / Private Medicals
  • CONDITIONS
    • Asthma / COPD
    • Bereavement
    • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Chronic Pain
    • Coronavirus Support
    • Dementia
    • Diabetes
    • Pre-diabetes
    • High Blood Pressure
    • Learning Difficulties
    • Mental Health
    • Sick Day Rules
  • STAFF
    • Doctors
    • Nurse Practitioners
    • Practice Nurses
    • Healthcare Assistants
    • Urgent Care Team
    • Management Team
    • Reception & Admin
  • COMMUNITY
    • Patient Participation Group
    • Breast Feeding
    • Transgender Patients
    • Community Toilet Scheme
    • Green Impact
    • ParkRun
    • Refugees
    • Resus Training
    • RSVP Volunteer Drivers
    • Newsletter
  • CONTACT
    • Feedback / Concerns