Insomnia

Insomnia means difficulty in falling or staying asleep, not having restful sleep, or poor quality of sleep.

Insomnia can cause you to wake up early or often during the night. It can cause sleepiness during the day, problems with concentration, or feeling tired when you wake up.

Insomnia is a symptom and not a disease. The most common causes of insomnia are medications, depression, anxiety, and environmental changes (travel, jet lag, or altitude changes). Noise, light, or extreme temperatures (hot or cold) can interfere with sleep. Another major cause of insomnia is stress, for example the loss of a loved one, job loss or change, divorce or ilness.

Insomnia can also be caused by faulty sleeping habits such as excessive daytime naps or caffeine consumption

Insomnia may be classified by how long the symptoms are present. Transient insomnia usually is due to situational changes such as travel and stressful events. It lasts for less than a week or until the stressful event is resolved.

Short-term insomnia lasts for 1-3 weeks, and long-term insomnia (chronic insomnia) continues for more than 3 weeks.

Chronic insomnia often results from depression or substance abuse. Transient insomnia may progress to short-term insomnia and without adequate treatment, short-term insomnia may become chronic insomnia.

If you can't sleep, it's time to stop the nights of lying awake. Your body deserves it, your family and job deserve it, and YOU deserve it. Get back to sleep and enjoy a better life!

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