A lot of people with diabetes also have obesity and part of the effects of actually reversing the diabetes is the fact that they lose weight and so doctors began to sort of prescribe them off-label.
The downside--these products don’t work for everyone and stop working the minute you stop using them. For a more potent solution, ask your doctor for a prescription.
STEP 7 If your insomnia is becoming chronic, talk to your doctor about taking an over-the-counter sleeping pill or about getting a prescription for one. Sweet dreams!
" Presumably it's because it's simple and easy to write a prescription and consider a patient case closed rather than investigate further, " Polman says.