Insomnia
Insomnia is a sleeping disorder that prevents you from sleeping or from sleeping for a reasonable period of time. This can be caused by stress, anxiety, caffeine, fear, or medication. This can also trigger depression and exhaustion.
There are three different types of insomnia sleeping disorders, which are: Transient, acute, and chronic. The transient form of insomnia occurs when the sufferer experiences insomnia anywhere from one night to a few weeks. A person is considered to have acute insomnia when there is an inability to sleep well for a period of three weeks to six months, and chronic insomnia occurs when the insomnia persists almost nightly for a month or longer.
There are a number of causes that are believed to produce insomnia, and two of the most frequent are: Sleep apnea, which is a condition that occurs when a sleeping person’s breathing is interrupted — this form of apnea is often related to a cerebral vascular obstruction, congestive heart failure, or premature aging; and circadian rhythm sleep disorders, which cause insomnia during the night and sometimes excessive sleepiness at during the daylight hours.
There is also parasomnia, which includes a number of disorders such as nightmares, sleepwalking, violent behavior while sleeping, and REM behavior disorder; gastroesophageal reflux disease, which causes repeated awakenings during the night due to certain unpleasant sensations resulting from stomach acid that is flowing upward into the throat during sleep; and mania or hypermania, which can be present in bipolar disorder and can cause difficulty in a person trying to fall asleep.
Treating insomnia depends on what form of insomnia that you suffer from. Some insomniacs depend on sleeping tablets and different forms of sedatives to help them through the night. Some of the medications used are diazepam, lorazepam, nitrazepam and Temazepam. Some antidepressants are considered to aid sleep such as mirtazaphine and doxepin. If you decide to use a more natural form of treatment then melatonin is worth trying.
Latest News On Insomnia
Somaxon launches insomnia drug Silenor
Shares of Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose Tuesday after the company said it launched its new insomnia drug. Silenor was approved in March by the Food and Drug Administration to treat short-term and long-term insomnia.