What is Insomnia? (From Insomnia 123)
21 Sep 2009
http://www.insomnia123.com. Dr. Mike Steinberg discusses the definition of insomnia.
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21 Sep 2009
http://www.insomnia123.com. Dr. Mike Steinberg discusses the definition of insomnia.
Duration : 0:0:39
29 Jun 2009
Do you lie awake at night tossing and turning? Do you count sheep until you’re so tired of seeing sheep you wish you never saw another sheep?
Do you have insomnia?
Perhaps you’re always tired. Always feel like you need a good few hours sleep, but can’t get it.
And it’s possible that your relationship is suffering as well because not only do you not sleep well but all that tossing and turning disturbs your partner too. And he or she has had enough of your grumpy moods.
Insomnia can be a huge problem. And if you have it it’s probably a huge problem for you right now. Maybe it’s causing you some physical or mental health problems for example.
Now of course everyone has the odd night when they don’t sleep well, that’s not new. Maybe there’s something on your mind, or perhaps you took a nap in the afternoon and just don’t sleep well at night.
But if you have night after night of interrupted sleep then it isn’t just the odd time, it seems more permanent than that.
And there’s different types of insomnia. Perhaps you can’t get to sleep from the moment you get to bed. Or you can get to sleep then but wake at 3 am and can’t get back to sleep. Or you sleep fine till 5 and that’s it.
And there’s a wide range of causes for insomnia, or sleeplessness. There are, for example, some medical conditions which can cause it. And there are also some medications for various medical conditions which can also cause insomnia.
And in some instances it’s just that your body has learned not to sleep at night and you don’t know what to do to help it unlearn it.
One of the first prescribed remedies is often drugs for sleeplessness. But who wants to take drugs, possibly for years or decades? There are other remedies too.
If you have serious insomnia you ought visit a doctor to diagnose or eliminate the possibility of medical conditions. If you do have an underlying medical condition it should be treated. But you may not. If not there is good news.
There are some natural cures for insomnia that work well. They can be quite cheap or even free and can work better than you might think.
Sometimes you don’t need to take the risks or the cost of prescription drugs.