People need a different time for sleep, someone is 5 hours and enough, and 8 is not enough for someone. It is individual and depends on age, habit, activity, health and some other factors. Ideally, you need to sleep so much to completely restore the strength of the physical and mental, feel vigorous and rested, ready for a new day. During sleep, the working capacity of the body, the central nervous system is restored, muscles are relaxed, the susceptibility of the senses is weakened. However, among us there are those who want to sleep, but can not. So, the topic of our today's article is "Chronic insomnia, the treatment of insomnia." When a person can not fall asleep or wakes up much earlier than planned time, or the quality of sleep deteriorates, or sleep completely disappears, then one can talk about insomnia. If this continues every night for a long time, then it is worthwhile to see a doctor, otherwise the sleep cycle may be disturbed. People with insomnia complain of poor health during the day, drowsiness, fatigue, loss of memory and attention. In the evening, insomnia prevents them from falling asleep, and sometimes there is a feeling of fear in this regard, so people have to resort to drugs and alcohol to fall asleep. Do not delay, it is better to contact specialists for help. Most often,
insomnia is a reflection of physical or psychological problems. Sleep disorders can occur on the background of emotional unrest, nervous system disorders, neuroses, stresses, depressions, psychoses, endocrine system diseases, internal organs, brain. Provoke a sleeplessness can a strong cough, any pain, some diseases (for example, asthma), frequent urge to go to the toilet and so on. A number of medications can also disrupt the sleep cycle, for example, antidepressants, which in this case cause drowsiness during the day. Some drugs for the treatment of lung diseases, cardiovascular system, some antihistamines, analgesics and stimulants (for example, amphetamine) can provoke insomnia.
Another reason for the appearance of insomnia is the forced violation of the sleep regime by the person himself, for example, after the agitation, in an unfavorable situation, at night work, with constant nighttime entertainment, etc. The reason for the violation of sleep can be any psychological problem, for example, problems in personal life, financial problems, troubles at work and much more. The brain is trying to solve the problem around the clock, which can lead to insomnia. In this case, a good solution is to consult a psychoanalyst. Chronic mental fatigue can also be the cause of insomnia. Signs of fatigue: a constant desire to sleep during the day, fatigue and weakness, even from small loads.
Causes may even be minor : abundant meal before bed, consuming caffeinated beverages, alcoholic beverages, smoking, an uncomfortable bed and furnishings, bright light, noise, irritating sound or smell. If sleep disturbances torture you more than one month, you can talk about
chronic insomnia . In this case, other sleep problems may arise: somnambulism, twitching of the limbs, gnashing of teeth, violation of the rhythm of the heart, as well as feelings of anxiety and depression during the day. The consequences of chronic insomnia - it's fatigue, and mood disturbance, and difficulties in work, in communication, in relationships, and a decline in the quality of life, and much more. Chronic insomnia should be treated with the help of specialists who will select the optimal methods of treatment. Engage in self-medication of chronic insomnia is dangerous. First you need to find out whether your insomnia is an independent disease or a manifestation and consequence of another disease. This is necessary in order to determine whether to treat insomnia or the underlying disease so that sleep will return to normal. The case can be in hidden or obvious depression, then you need to treat it, a psychologist or psychotherapist will help in this matter. The doctor will also help to establish the true causes of insomnia, which will help to choose the most effective and correct therapy. There are many ways to treat chronic insomnia, but it's good when hypnotics and antidepressants take the last place in the list of these methods. Now
non-medicament (alternative) treatment of chronic insomnia has become popular: yoga, meditation, aromatherapy, hypnosis. But all this is also better to do, after consulting with a doctor. Chronic insomnia has a negative impact on human life. Many try to get rid of it on their own, without the help of a specialist, but with the help of sleeping pills. But it can provoke other diseases. What is dangerous uncontrolled reception of sleeping pills? During the period of its action, the brain brakes, and then returns to its normal state, and the next dose of sleeping pills must be more and more. Such treatment of chronic insomnia is very dangerous. Short-term sleep and a little relief after taking medication prevent the brain from resting. Today, there are many good psychiatric clinics that can help cope with insomnia with the help of proper non-drug and drug therapy. In the final stage of the treatment of insomnia, try to adjust the regime of the day. Try to emotionally relax: do your favorite thing, read an interesting book, listen to music, chat with a nice person, take a walk in the fresh air, and do water procedures. We need to re-learn how to associate a bedroom and bed with a dream, to forget to read in bed before going to bed, to watch TV for a long time. Try in your bedroom only to sleep and have sex. Do not drink coffee and strong tea before bed, do not overeat. Try to make the situation in the bedroom disposed to sleep. When you go to bed, it's better if you do not get annoyed by bright light and strange noise, remove pets from the room, try not to be influenced by anything from outside during your retirement and during sleep. We hope that after our advice chronic insomnia will not threaten you. Your health is in your hands!
