Insomnia – A Brief Look into this Common Sleep Disorder

Insomnia Disorder

Whenever people hear the word insomnia, they are reminded of people who have trouble getting sleep. Insomniacs often complain of not being capable of getting adequate rest or being able to sleep for significant length of time. Insomnia can arise as a result of many problems like anxiety to bipolar disorder. 

Sometimes, there is no cause for which the condition can be attributed while in other cases it can occur as a result of stress, illnesses or pain.

Insomnia Treatment

One way to tackle insomnia is to find the root cause of the problem and treat it. Sometimes, eating disorders have also been known to be responsible for this sleeping disorder. Based on the duration of existence insomnia is classified into three types namely transient insomnia that exists for a few days, acute insomnia that typically lasts for anywhere between three weeks to six months and chronic insomnia that happens regularly for longer periods.

One of the ways to tackle insomnia is to treat it with the use of medications like Ambien, Ambien CR, Lunesta and Rozerem which are commonly prescribed to people suffering from this sleep disorder.

Sleeping disorders are becoming more frequent by the day and more and more medicines are being released in the market to tackle the problem. Many of these medications carry the hype that they will help the person suffering from the condition to be able to have a normal sleep and waking cycle but actually does not have factual data to support it.

Products like Ambien and Lunesta have been observed to cause a high degree of psychological dependence than some of the other older products that are available to treat the condition. For this reason, people are now opting for other methods like cognitive behavior therapy to tackle the problem or are using medication like Rozerem as this has lesser chances of causing dependence or addiction and is now prescribed especially to people with a history of dependence to these medications.

Some people suffering from insomnia also try out other methods like use of chamomile tea or aromatherapy with lavender to help relieve stress and to get sleep. Many people also suffer from insomnia if the level of magnesium in the body falls below normal and supplementing it is methods to help get rid of the problem.

Pomegranate is very helpful in people suffering from insomnia as it helps in boosting immune levels as well as helping in maintaining good cardiovascular health which in turn helps in getting rid of the sleep disorder. A common advice insomniacs receive is to try and reduce levels of stress as far as possible as this is one of the major factors for insomnia. People with insomnia have also benefited from the use of Chinese medicine that is available to treat the problem. Roughly about 60 million people within the United States suffer from this problem and it is a major problem that affects the elderly age group. The problem is faced by about 30% of male population and 40% of female population as per available statistics with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Women are known to suffer more than men from this condition as they have to balance more number of responsibilities both at work as well as at home.  Also, it is now more common where women are becoming single parents taking up additional responsibilities without having anybody to turn to for support.

Resources:
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