Let's talk bout INSOMNIA
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Definition of insomnia

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep. You may still feel tired when you wake up.

Insomnia can sap not only your energy level and mood but also your health, work performance and quality of life.

How much sleep is enough varies from person to person, but most adults need seven to eight hours a night.

At some point, many adults experience short-term (acute) insomnia, which lasts for days or weeks.

It's usually the result of stress or a traumatic event. But some people have long-term (chronic) insomnia that lasts for a month or more. Insomnia may be the primary problem, or it may be associated with other medical conditions or medications

What Causes Insomnia?
•Nasal/sinus allergies.
•Gastrointestinal problems such as reflux.
•Endocrine problems such as •hyperthyroidism
•Arthritis
•Asthma
•Neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease.
•Chronic pain.
•Low back pain

Take note: Certain health issues are associated with insomnia
For example if you are in severe pain, you will never be able to sleep
Anxiety, stress, and depression are some of the most common causes of chronic insomnia.

Majorly insomnia are caused by anxiety, stress and depression

When you are worried of what tomorrow holds, you have been hurt, you are depressed

To sleep becomes hard

You see yourself counting the ceiling

When you are hurt, depressed even if you sleep when you wake up in the next morning you are still feeling tired.

Whereas one of the benefit of sleep is you feel relaxed, light and happy to do the next day work

When you find yourself weak, even though you had slept, you are definitely suffering from insomnia

What are Different Types of Insomnia?

Acute insomnia:A brief episode of difficulty sleeping.

Chronic insomnia:A long-term pattern of difficulty sleeping.

Comorbid insomnia: Insomnia that occurs with another condition

Onset insomnia: Difficulty falling asleep at the beginning of the night.

Maintenance insomnia: The inability to stay asleep.

We have two basic types of insomnia
Acute and
Chronic one

Acute:probably for two or three days, you discovered you couldn't sleep. This is majorly caused unhealthy sleeping pattern. This pattern maybe fond of pressing phone or surfing the internet when you should be sleeping, setting or planning the night for watching film...

...and any other things you deliberately set the night aside to do when you should be sleeping. For acute, once you stop those activities, you start sleeping normally

Chronic:For months, you couldn't sleep or barely sleep for two hours daily...

... This is majorly caused when you are seriously depressed, or having health issues

However for it to stop, you need to seek the attention of a medical personnel

Symptoms of insomnia
Symptoms may include difficulty falling or staying asleep and not feeling well-rested.

Sleep: sleeping difficulty or daytime sleepiness

Cognitive: lack of concentration or slowness in activity

Also common: depression, headache, or irritability

Not everything is sleeping sickness (caused by tsetse fly)

When you are unable to sleep in the night, you find yourself sleeping during Daytime

That is a good sign of insomnia

Find time to rest, sleep

This life is beautiful

Another symptoms is Haggard looks

It also depends on individuals

If they are unable to sleep, they look terrible and not good looking once you spot them

Treatment of insomnia
Treatment for insomnia consists of improving sleep habits, behaviour therapy and identifying and treating underlying causes.

Sleeping pills may also be used, but should be monitored for side effects.

Self-care: Improved sleep habits
......

*lTherapies: Cognitive behavioral therapy and Light therapy

Medications*l: Sedative, Antihistamine and Antidepressant

Specialists: Primary Care Provider (PCP), Clinical Psychologist, Sleep Medicine and Psychiatrist.

For those who go for sleeping pills as soon as you can't fall asleep

You might be risking your health, those drugs have negative effects which might causes issues later in life.

To know the best treatment for inability to sleep

Check yourself first, is it acute or chronic?

If it is acute, what is causing it?

Is it that you set aside the night to play games, watch films or other activities?

Once you discover you didn't put sleep as your priority, change your sleeping pattern and balance your daily activities

For chronic, you need to seek medical personnel attention.Don't just go for sleeping pills when you are suffering from depression
What you need is antidepressants,to get the accurate dosage go to the clinic
If you are in pain, go to the clinic rather than going for sleeping pills

If you are depressed or anxious of what tomorrow holds, pour out your mind to friends and your counselors

Stop holding it in and risking your health further by depriving yourself of sleep.