Chronotherapy is a process of moving bedtime later by three hours each 24-hour period until a patient reaches his or her desired bedtime. Other patients have found benefits from melatonin or vitamin B12.
Chronotherapy - Chronotherapy is also used in people with circadian rhythm sleep disorders. It involves intentionally delaying going to sleep by two to three hours on successive days until you are able to fall asleep at the desired bedtime.
Chronotherapy: This behavioral treatment consists of gradually shifting the sleep time in accordance with the person’s desired schedule.
Treatment often includes light therapy and chronotherapy. Patients may also benefit from melatonin supplements taken 30 minutes to one hour before bed.
Chronotherapy, a gradual change in your sleep/wake times over the course of a few weeks to implement a new sleep/wake schedule that allows you to fall asleep earlier and wake up earlier in the morning ...
Chronotherapy. For early birds, this method involves creating a 21-hour day. During each sleep-wake cycle, you go to bed 3 hours earlier until the time to go to sleep has cycled back around to the time you actually want to go to sleep.
See also: Insomnia, Melatonin, Sleep disorder, Symptom, Sleep Disorders
 
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