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Natural sedatives are more effective than you may think, and generally are safe. Even though the original natural sedative, opium, obviously comes with the risk of addiction, side effects and overdose it is an exception among natural sedatives. Another advantage to natural sedatives over pharmaceuticals is that they are all non-prescription, so there is no need to wait for a doctor's permission to use them. Natural sedatives also give you a much more natural sleep, and rarely leave you feeling groggy and hung over the next day. In contrast to most natural sedative, pharmaceutical sleeping pills can have dangerous side effects such as memory loss, personality changes and hallucinations. Ambien is very effective in inducing sleep, but it is also an extremely troublesome drug and can result in overdose if not used correctly. Only in the most extreme and persistent cases of insomnia should a pharmaceutical be used over a natural sedative.

If you are suffering from insomnia, knowing all the sleep remedies available to you is precious information. At the doctor's office you will can learn a bit about various pharmaceutical sleep aids, but very little about natural sleep remedies. Unfortunately this field is largely neglected by the medical profession, but there are a lot of natural sleep remedies which should be considered before resorting to expensive and potentially dangerous prescription drugs. While these drugs do induce sleep they have many side effects and generally do not result in good sleep quality, instead leaving the user groggy and drowsy the next morning. Herbal sleep remedies do not result in this "hung over" feeling, and are still very effective in treating insomnia. By naturally calming the mind and relaxing your muscles, sleep remedies from nature can help you get the best sleep you've had in years. The other advantage to herbal sleep remedies is that they do not require a prescription; and doctors do not like to prescribe pharmaceutical sleep aids for long periods of time. You are overall better off using natural sleep remedies over pharmaceuticals in most cases.

Who needs to use a sleep aid and exactly what insomnia is, is quite relative to the person. Both age and the individual will determine the amount of sleep that is needed. If a twenty five year old is getting four and a half hours of sleep per night a sleep aid would most likely be recommended whereas if a seventy five year old is getting the same amount of sleep it would be much closer to the normal range. This is why insomnia is defined as a disturbance in regular sleeping patterns and a sleep aid will only be given if it is outside what is normal for that person. Besides taking a sleep aid you can try to exercise during the day (but not right before bed), you can flip the mattress or try to focus on pleasant relaxing thoughts. This does not always work and sometimes anxiety related insomnia has to be treated with a sleep aid. Even in this case a sleep aid with herbs such as St. John's Wort and Valerian Root are much safer than any prescription sleep aid.

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