Anxiety and insomnia

Insomnia and anxiety often go hand-in-hand. Studies have shown that around ten per cent of the population suffer from insomnia and of these people 80% have other mental or physical health problems. A U.S. study looked into the effectiveness of the anti-insomnia drug Lunesta in conjunction with the anti-depressant escitalopram at treating people with both insomnia and generalized anxiety disorder. The study found that patients who took both drugs showed improvements in measures of sleep and anxiety.

You can find out more about this research at

http://psychcentral.com/news/2008/05/14/new-med-lowers-anxiety-improves-sleep/2288.html