Best Treatment for Insomnia in Older Adults 

As people age, they don't absorb as much potassium, magnesium. This is often due to poor absorption in the gut due to aging and medications. Also get your Vitamin D levels checked. This was my reason. I drove myself crazy trying all these different routines and foods and it was nutrient deficiencies.

Even if I finished my 1 cup of coffee by noon, I could not sleep until 4am. Stopped my routine of 1 cup of coffee, and my sleep improved within 2 days. Tried drinking coffee again, and immediately no sleep. It's the coffee. It's the caffeine. But I'm sure I will get arguments on this because people LOVE their coffee. I used to love it too, but I'm not trading my sleep for it.

I’ve tried teas, banana and banana peel broth, cherry tart juice, meditation, prayer,no electronics, exercise in the morning, medications, sleep study etc. I’m exhausted mentally and physically 😩

Thank you for great information, very appreciated, Ferdinand from Canada

Thank you so much to explain sleep insomnia, I love the way you have presented it. I have learned so much by your video ,so well done and so easy to understand how you have explained, ❤ Ferdinand

Thank you for recommending CBT-I. 🙏

Information you shared are helpful....especially on your encouragement for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I wonder if you have prescribed Paradoxical Intention of Logothery for sleeping problems too.

People used to take naps during the day and were much healthier than us. We need to eat nutritious live foods, and we will gradually start feeling healthier.

It might also just be metabolic, I was over exercising, under eating and not getting enough carbs which resulted in several nutritional deficiencies after 6 years etc (thought I was being healthy, felt great in the initial years) unknowingly I was putting my body in a catabolic state which will cause the body to stay awake and alert, as it is meant to. Think about what you are doing and what messages you are sending to your central nervous system via the way you eat exercise and live...you might be putting your body in survival mode and its simply doing what its meant to be doing. I cut back and changed the way I exercise opting for more anabolic promoting activities with ample recovery time, ate more frequent balanced meals and also allowed myself to take naps. It has taken a long time for my body to balance out and recover, I now don't even need to bother with or think about sleep hygiene, I get tired and sleep. I hope this helps someone in a similar predicament, the worst part is not knowing what is happening and how to recover.

One of the all time best videos out there ❤😂 in God and Amen

Thank you for the information. It helps in directing us toward finding solutions. I'm sharing this with my spouse.

Thank you from a 70 year old male who stayed up late most of my adult life & have taken over the counter sleep aid's. I just bought a treadmill and maybe it will help.

As you age your body produces less melatonin. A supplement can help. A magnesium deficiency can also commonly cause insomnia and anxiety. Magnesium bisglycinate can work wonders.

Sleep most of the day before work it's good get more healthy and energy. I still sleep all day during day off .

Thanks DR

Where do you get it.

Great, knowledgeable and beneficial Can you do a about pharmacological treatment of primary and secondary insomnia ?? Many Thanks

Doctor will you please recommend me CBTi for my chronic insomnia

If you don't get rem sleep for weeks, months, or years even, it does affect your immune system and makes you get sicker, and age faster. We need rem sleep to heal, for our cells to repair and our organs to rest and process what they need to process, even our brain needs the rest in rem sleep. REM phase of sleep is when you dream and your body organs and brain reset itself.

On sleeping just what, I needed. I have been breaking a lot of bones because of ambiance 8years I have been on these but they don’t tell you they can course sleep walking also…

what about sleep apnea

LOVE & MEDITATION ❤️

you said ctb-i is good but it is very hard to follow instruction

Need help struggling to get sleep

Any confirmation that the Elderly could benefit with 1. Mindful Meditation 2. Use of low dose Potassium 3. Use of Chamomile tea.

Dr. Nicole, what can be done for wanting to nap a lot during day and having low motivation?

Not many CBT therapists around. Takes time, expensive.

i need some sort of advice for.my mother of 87 years of age...she sometimes calling anybody in the middle.of the night...we also affected our sleeping patern because of her attitude...i want to try giving her a sleeping pills but i dont know which one...she doesnt have any medical problem exept her hearing impairment.....hope to hear from you soon doctor...thank you

What is c b I how can I get it is health shop sell it

daily dose of 20000 icu d3 and 5 gms of magnesium glycinate worked for me.

Dr. Didyk, good to be able to communicate with someone like you at this point, not just about myself, but my brothers. We are 77,82 and 87. In respect to the oldest who recently (few days ago) appear to be having problems of cognition, possibly minor dementia. (From time to time he does not recognize his own home). I am hoping intranasal spray application of insulin to control minor dementia has efficacy in his case. Can you give your opinion on it?

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I wonder why you didn’t mention melatonin?!

Ditto to person who has tried all of the things mentioned in the video and is now frustrated.

How I can get cbt treatment for my chronic insomnia as am living in India. Madom can you help me please. Here we do'nt have any clinics for CBT.

SO WHERE IS THE CURE ????????

I talked to my doctor about insomnia and she recommended an antidepressant. No mention of CBT.

Dear mam, my mother is 55 years old and type1 diabetic patient and she doesn't sleep from last 6 years... What can i do plsss reply..

A bit heavy on problems rather than helpful

Madom, I am 52 year old man suffering due to insomnia for 20 years. And taking tab- Qutipin25.At last 4months it does not works even for an hour. Iam very much tired and deppressed living alone at home. Can you get me a solution to avoid medicine and overcome insomnia. Thank you.

Very helpful i agee with you sleeping bills is never my options, drink hot milk hot coco or eat one or two ripe bananas help me sleep well til morning.

Hi, my grandmother is 93 years old. She can't sleep at night and this is going on for like 1 week. She does not even sleep at day time. She looks so tired and anxious. She keeps forgetting a lot of things even our names and keeps saying random stuffs now and then. We gave her sedative 3 days ago and that made her sleep well that night. But after its effect has gone,she went back to not sleeping at all. We can't take her to the hospital because due to covid, they would test her and if she turns positive, they won't allow us to see her even if something happens. So what should we do now? (Sorry for my broken English as I am not a native speaker)

My 65 old aunt she wanted to take sleeping pills but she ask me if its have bad side effects for her if she will try to take ??

Is there some kind of natural supplement or drug to reduce the amount of urine produced during sleep so I don't have to wake up at night? Or exercises to have the bladder hold it better without the urge to urinate?

What brand of CBD oil should I use?

I've had insomnia for 26yrs. Nothing works for me.

Going to sleeo is easy for me .. waking up in 3 hours im rested and then what ? They say no naps .. thats 21 hours up everyday

Can't sleep no matter what I do night is day and day is night for me

Im 31 going on 32 and i have insomnia. All my dr does is prescribe me antihistamines which dont help..now i just wake up tpo early... Smh. Im sick kf begging for help i just need sleeping meds. No stress going on no depression...

They worked all Day without sleeping especially in there 70s never get tired of working,move around .same thing every Day

If you can’t sleep at night but you can during the day, is that still considered insomnia

I’ve given up booze, cigarettes, weed, caffeine... still can’t sleep. Sleeping pills are addictive, don’t take them. Took me ages to cold turkey from them.

*Has anyone else found the stresses of Covid 19 has made you sleep worse?* To cure insomnia, eat a small clove of _garlic_ early in the morning before breakfast. *Sounds weird*, but works! _Hope this helps!_

77 yrs., T2D, very active physical labor in day. INo meds. Last coffee at 1 PM. I believe it is the drunk monkey in my brain that keeps pumping disjointed thoughts through my mind. Typically go to bed exhausted but never get to sleep.

Your talk has no content. Just beating the bush

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Earthing (search in YT) is good at curing insomnia and is good for health, it's easy to DIY a grounding sheet, mat or pillow to use at home, NO need to buy.👣🌍

I'm 65 year old male, how is the best to cured my INSOMNIA?

My success stories started with Dr Isibor Herbal supplement and cleanser that cured me completely from insomnia

.5 mg melatonin

Insomnia is terrible desease

Zzzquell. All done

Nothing new here !

Best treatment for old people who can't sleep? Take it from an old folk. The best treatment is sleep

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