What is insomnia?

If a person is having difficulty in sleeping, he/she may be having insomnia. People with insomnia are generally dissatisfied with their sleep

Symptoms-:

Several symptoms indicate insomnia like

• they experience fatigue and are always low on energy
• they have difficulty in concentrating in their tasks like while reading, learning and poor performance in academics and sports may also be due to insomnia
• getting angry or irritated even at very small things may also be a symptom of insomnia
• people may also experience headache and falling into depression
• waking up too early even after sleeping late at night or waking up at midnights

Types of insomnia-:

• Acute insomnia-: acute insomnia is when you are having sleeping issues for  very short amount time maybe due to stressful conditions like- sleeplessness before day of exam or result of something

• Chronic insomnia-: chronic insomnia is when you are not able to sleep for at least 4-5 days/week and it s occurring for a quite long time

Causes-:

Stress-: stress could be main reason leading to insomnia. Stressful life events like-  death of the loved ones,divorce,job loss may lead to insomnia

Sleeping/bed  habits-: irregular bedtime schedule, studying,eating,gaming,eating,watching tv  on bed can lead to insomnia

Drugs(medications)-: there are certain medicines which interfere with the sleep cycle of the body like- amphetamine commonly used by students for late night studies to prevent sleep. Antidepressants, weight loss products can also cause sleeplessness

Physically and socially active-: due to less physical and social activity body does not get tired  enough to rest

Treatment for insomnia-:

There are many ways insomnia can be treated but most of the part depends on the will power of the person

Medications-: there are 3 types of medication that can be provided to treat insomnia

Sedatives-: these types of medicines reduce the activity of brain thus inducing sleep. They affect neurotransmitters GABA ( component of through which brain cells interact)  of brain

Antihistamines-: these are the drugs which are generally used to counter allergic reaction inside the body as insomnia can be caused due to allergic reactions

Therapies -: a few therapies can also be used to treat insomnia like

Light therapy-: it generally consists of exposure to natural light of certain wavelength using laser etc…

Cognitive therapy-: this program include excercises which replace thoughts that worse sleep experience without using drugs

Precautions-:

We all know precaution is better than cure, thus there are preventive measures that can be used to prevent insomnia

• being physically active is a very good preventive measure it keeps away not only insomnia but many diseases
• stop taking daytime naps as they interfere with night sleep
• intake of beverages before sleeping time should be avoided especially -: caffeine, alcohol etc…
• take a warm bath, reading before sleeping
• being consistent in bedtime and wake up time can be very helpful

just remember healthy living can treat/prevent not only insomnia but most diseases