Insomnia

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What Is Insomnia / Sleep Disturbance ??​

Sleeping for eight hours straight is seen as healthy.

The inability to go asleep or wake up from sleep for no obvious reason is known as insomnia. An issue known as insomnia arises when a person is physically tired, has no physical illness, but nonetheless finds it difficult to fall asleep on their own.

In today’s world, insomnia has become a major psychological problem. A recent poll indicates that one in five people have trouble falling asleep.

These considerations have led to an increase in the usage of tranquillizers and sleeping pills.

How Much Sleep Is Necessary?

Newborns require 16 to 17 hours of sleep per day since it is crucial for the development of their brains.
Children between the ages of ten and twelve require nine to ten hours of sleep per night. This keeps his mind sharp and engaged in his schoolwork and other pursuits.
An adult needs six to seven hours of sleep per night. Getting at least six hours of sleep without interruptions allows one to wake up the following day with maximum vitality and energy.
Elderly people over 60 must have seven hours of sleep per night in addition to one to two hours in the afternoon.

 

Insomnia May Be Classified Into The Following Categories

Short Sleep:
After sleeping for about two to three hours, a person wakes up. After being awakened, these individuals cannot go back to sleep.

Raw Sleep:

These individuals have no trouble falling asleep, but their sleep disappears two to three hours after they do.
Sleep returns when he tosses and turns on the bed for an hour or two. People who experience this pattern all night long wake up worn out, miserable, and lethargic.

 A Lack of Proper Sleep:

These folks have trouble falling asleep.
These individuals sit or toss and turn in bed for the whole night. The person is not conscious that they have slept for even an hour or two. Such an individual is prone to depression or other mental illnesses.

Symptoms of Insomnia

Having trouble falling asleep, having trouble staying asleep, often awakening during the night Not feeling rejuvenated following a night’s slumber  having too many thoughts, being exhausted all day, and being agitated Experiencing horrible or terrible dreams Having trouble focusing or remembering things fretting all the time about whether you’ll get any sleep at all at night.

What Causes Sleep Problem??

Having trouble falling asleep, having trouble staying asleep, often awakening during the night Not feeling rejuvenated following a night’s slumber  having too many thoughts, being exhausted all day, and being agitated Experiencing horrible or terrible dreams Having trouble focusing or remembering things fretting all the time about whether you’ll get any sleep at all at night..

Causes Of Insomnia

Stress, Tension, And Anxiety

The most common and significant cause of insomnia is stress/anxiety. In today’s fast-paced world, stress levels are rising constantly, especially for college students who are male and female. According to a study, 70% of people who have sleeplessness are under stress or strain.

Mental Disorders

Having trouble falling asleep, having trouble staying asleep, often awakening during the night Not feeling rejuvenated following a night’s slumber  having too many thoughts, being exhausted all day, and being agitated Experiencing horrible or terrible dreams Having trouble focusing or remembering things fretting all the time about whether you’ll get any sleep at all at night..

Causes Of Insomnia

Stress, Tension, And Anxiety

The most common and significant cause of insomnia is stress/anxiety. In today’s fast-paced world, stress levels are rising constantly, especially for college students who are male and female. According to a study, 70% of people who have sleeplessness are under stress or strain.

Mental Disorders

Having trouble falling asleep, having trouble staying asleep, often awakening during the night Not feeling rejuvenated following a night’s slumber  having too many thoughts, being exhausted all day, and being agitated Experiencing horrible or terrible dreams Having trouble focusing or remembering things fretting all the time about whether you’ll get any sleep at all at night..

Causes Of Insomnia

Stress, Tension, And Anxiety

The most common and significant cause of insomnia is stress/anxiety. In today’s fast-paced world, stress levels are rising constantly, especially for college students who are male and female. According to a study, 70% of people who have sleeplessness are under stress or strain.

Mental Disorders

Sleeplessness is a prominent indicator of mental illnesses like depression, schizophrenia, addiction, etc. These kinds of mental diseases are linked to more serious and persistent sleep issues.

Bad Lifestyle

Irregular hours for going to bed. Excessive use of stimulating activities before bed, such as using a computer, mobile device, or gaming, can induce sleep disturbance. Staying up late at night and waking up early in the morning. It’s a popular misconception that watching TV or using your phone might make you fall asleep. It certainly lowers the likelihood of nightmares and lowers the quality of sleep. Drinking tea, coffee, or tonic that contains caffeine before bed.

Sleep is severely hampered by alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, marijuana use, and other intoxicants.

Consumption of Medicine

Numerous pharmaceutical medications may disrupt your sleep. Drugs used to treat other medical ailments, such as blood pressure pills, painkillers, and cold remedies, that contain stimulants may cause sleep problems.

Pregnancy and Menopause

Menopause and pregnancy are the two main causes of sleeplessness in women.

Chronic Physical Conditions

Sleeplessness is associated with obesity, persistent headaches, back discomfort, heart disease, asthma, hyperactive thyroid, and Parkinson’s disease.

Excessive Worries

Excessive and ongoing worry and anxiety about everything.

Treatment of Insomnia

Treatment with medication

Most people with insomnia need to take medicine for a while. Without medication, insomnia, particularly that linked to mental illness, does not get better. However, patients are reluctant to take sleeping drugs because of ignorance and false beliefs about them. One such myth is that prescription drugs might become addictive. This belief is false. Short-term use of sleep aids does not lead to the formation of habits.

The only persons who are more prone to develop a drug dependency on sleeping medications are those who take them for six months or longer. Since most cases of insomnia cannot be resolved without treatment, tranquilizers are among the most extensively accessible OTC drugs worldwide. However, there is a higher risk of overdosing when sleeping medications are taken without a prescription and without medical supervision.

Medicines commonly used for insomnia:

1.Tranquilizers or Sedatives

These are the most widely prescribed medications for sleeplessness worldwide, and many pharmacies sell them over the counter.
LORAZEPAM, CLONAZEPAM, ALPRAZOLAM, and other medications are among them.
These medications are helpful for people who have difficulty falling asleep. It is not recommended to use these medications without a doctor’s advice.

2.Drugs of Z – Group

Following fresh study, these medications have just entered the market.
One advantage of these medications is that they lessen the hangover impact. Thus, patients have no trouble rising in the morning.

3.These medications include ESZOPICLONE, ZOPICLONE, and ZOLPIDEM. Additional medications include antidepressants (TRAZODONE, DOXEPINE), anti-melatonin receptor medications (RAMELTEON), etc.

How To Get Back To Sleep?

Our psychologist primarily uses cognitive behaviour therapy to help patients sleep better.

Stimulus-control Technique

This method’s primary goal is to establish harmony between sleep and bedtime.
The bed should only be used for sleeping, just as we only use the dining table for eating and the couch for watching TV, getting breakfast, and using cell phones.
Making the brain realize that lying in bed is directly associated to sleep is the major goal of this technique. Thus, sleep quality has improved.


Sleep Hygiene

Take a shower in either cold or hot water before bed.

Avoid consuming high-fat snacks and stimulant-containing beverages two hours before to going to bed. Keep the bedroom’s lighting dim. Refrain from operating the equipment loudly.
After sleeping for 15 to 20 minutes, if you still can’t fall asleep, get out of bed and go back to bed when your eyes start to get heavy again.

Relaxion Technique

Before going to bed, try yoga or other relaxation techniques to clear your mind and stop thinking. (Discover relaxation techniques) Taking a drink of honey, nutmeg, curdled milk, or fennel syrup prior to bedtime aids in promoting sleep.
Prior to bed, listening to calming, melodic music also promotes better sleep.

How We Can Help!

Thousands of people with insomnia have already benefited from the skilled doctors at NEURON, a neuro and mental health care facility.

Additionally, we have a skilled staff of psychologists and counsellors that may offer beneficial counselling and advice on lifestyle modifications.

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