Medical Condition Transient Disorder Of Initiating Or Maintaining Sleep

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 307.41 - transient disorder of initiating or maintaining sleep

Active Ingredients used for Transient Disorder Of Initiating Or Maintaining Sleep:

Kava, Melatonin, Valerian

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
kava (piper methysticum g. forst)	kava may cause sedation or lethargy. however, early research suggests that kava may not be effective for insomnia.	c
melatonin	several human studies report that melatonin taken by mouth before bedtime decreases the amount of time it takes to fall asleep ("sleep latency") in elderly individuals with insomnia. improved sleep quality and morning alertness has also been reported. however, most studies have not been high quality in their designs and some research has found limited or no benefits. the majority of trials have been brief in duration (several days long), and long-term effects are not known.	b
valerian (valeriana officinalis l.)	several studies in adults suggest that valerian improves the quality of sleep and reduces the time to fall asleep (sleep latency), for up to four to six weeks. ongoing nightly use may be more effective than single-dose use, with increasing effects over four weeks. better effects have been found in poor sleepers. however, most studies have not used scientific ways of measuring sleep improvements, such as sleep pattern data in a sleep laboratory.	b

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.