Insomnia treatment
Insomnia Treatment
Insomnia Treatment …written By Dr. Vikas sharma
Until few decades, sleep was thought to be a passive dormant part in our daily lives. But with recent advances in Medical research, we now know that it is an active process and it affects our physical and mental health in many ways. Although quite a bit of what happens during sleep still remains to be uncovered, it is clearly evident that the sleep is extremely essential for our nervous system to work properly. Some experts believe that sleep is more important for our nervous system. Unlike other organs, the nervous system cannot replace the neurons (nerve cells), so it shuts down during sleep and gives neurons (nerve cells) time to repair and remove the byproducts of their cellular activity.
rs one sleeps but by the quality of sleep too. An individual is said to be suffering from insomnia (sleep disorder characterising inadequate sleep) when one or more of the following are present ; difficulty falling asleep, waking up frequently during the night with difficulty returning to sleep, waking up too early in the morning, unrefreshing sleep.
Insomnia can be classified as Transient (short term), intermittent (on and off) and chronic (constant). Chronic insomnia can result out of a combination of physical and mental disorders both or either one of them. Depression is the most common cause although physical causes such as night pains caused by arthritis, kidney and heart disease, restless legs syndrome, Parkinson?s disease and hyperthyroidism also can be the causative factors for insomnia. In addition some other factors also have role in insomnia ? excessive caffeine (tea, coffee) intake, intake of alcohol before bedtime, smoking cigarettes before bedtime, ditrupted wake/sleep schedules, excessive sleeping in the afternoon and at times it is the worry of having a difficulty in sleeping that causes it. Though insomnia is found in both the sexes it seems to be more pronounced in women after menopause. It is also more in the elderly
Treating Insomnia
Where as the conventional system treats this disease by giving drugs to induce artificial sleep, which frequently may cause side effects or addiction, Homeopathic approach is totally safe and natural. It treats insomnia by giving a tiny dose of a substance that, in large doses, would cause sleeplessness in a healthy person. This tiny dose helps in optimizing the sleep regulatory mechanism in the body. Coffea Cruda is a homoeopathic medicine that is most often used for treating insomnia of acute origin. As the name suggests it is made from coffee beans. It is indicated when insomnia is due to the mind being overcharged by an excessive inflow of thoughts and ideas at the time of sleep. Nux Vomica is more suited when insomnia is due to the abuse of stimulants e.g. Alcohol, coffee, smoking etc.
Chronic insomnia needs to be treated according to the cause and also evaluated on the constitutional scale while being prescribed for. The high efficacy Homoeo-treatment for depression needs a special mention as it is the most common cause for chronic insomnia.
Fighting sleeplessness
The underlying cause
The key is to find out what’s causing the insomnia so that it can be dealt with directly. Simply making a few changes in the sleep habits helps many people
Set a schedule
It is important to set a schedule for sleeping. Sleeping and waking according to a set schedule can help in overcoming insomnia..
Relaxation
Make restful activities a part of your bedtime habits. Any activity such as a bath, reading, music etc. which relaxes you, make it a bedtime ritual.
Regular exercise
Set a regular exercise schedule, and for maximum benefits exercise 5-6 hours before sleep time.
Avoid caffeine alcohol and nicotine
Caffeine drinks e.g. coffee and tea should be avoided after evening hours.
Alcohol and smoking before bedtime should be completely avoided
Wake up with the sun
Make sure you get up with the sun. Let enough sunlight enter your bedroom in the morning as sunlight helps set the body?s internal biological clock each day.
Don?t lie in bed awake
If after 30 minute of lying in bed you are not able to sleep it is better that you do something else till you feel sleepy
Category: Insomnia
I used to be a heavy alcohol drinker which I have given up about 15 years back with a vow that I would never touch alcohol again. From that day I have lost my sleep. I have been prescribed many allopathic medicines which have not worked at all. My latest medicine is Nitravet 10 (Nitrazepam Tablets IP) which has worked on me for almost a year but not anymore even after increasing the dosage by 25%. I get sleep for 3 hours after 4 in the morning although I take the tablet around 10 at night. I have even tried taking this medicine even at 7 in the evening but I still get sleep around 4 in the morning. I feel lethargic when I get up in the morning and feel sleepy after breakfast. I have other ailments like high blood pressure, asthma, acid reflux and my doctor says that I have haitus hernia also (after seeing x-ray/sonography/endoscopy reports). I need your help and advice to get rid of my problems. I look forward to your prompt and valuable response. Thanks & regards. Ramesh Wadhwani
Sir,
I am suffering from Insomnia since long & not relieved by neither allopathic nor omeopathic drugs in best hand. If you kindly think proper to cure my illness than pl. respond to me. Thankibng you sir.
Dr.G.D.Agrawa
Physician
Sir,
I am a physician & suffering from Insomnia since long & not relieved from best allopathic & homeopathics.Hence I contected you.Pl. respond whether I can be alright with your sincere advice & treatment. Thanking you sir.
Dr.G.D.Agrawal
i am 50 yrs .my sleep breaks after 2-4 hrs after going to bed. it is often between 2-3 AM.1)Body lies idle but mind worksawakened2).Memory loss. It happens very common that if i see a person after 6 months whom i have met one or twice , some times i fail to recogonise him or feel confused to recogonise him.
even i forget names & phone nmbers of close persons.i am prone to this since last 12-15 yrs.i do not smoke, drink twice a month.
3)i was provocative ,predujice & hot tempered in nature. I am taking homeo medicine since last 1.5 yrs.there is 60-75%relief in number 1&3. I have been advised Cal Flour 30. by some doctor & taking since 1/11/08. But sleep disorder remains as such. When ever a homeopath starts new medicine or potency ,i feels fresh for first 2 days with out any sleep distruption. after 3 day sleep starts breaking again. pl advise should i continue cal flour 30 or some other drug
I am 62 yrs old suffering from insumania, negative thoughts, fear anxity, depression frequent urination, IBS. fatigue sinus etc., ocd, avoid social gathering and meeting people etc. taken alopathic med.for last 4 yrs. no relief now taking homeo for last 3 months but no relief. suggest some thing to lease a sigh of relief. thanks
i am suffering from insomnia for a long time.My problem is that my mind is always restless and filled with many thoughts like a song heard in the previous day,a dialogue spoken some days back letc sothat i could not concentrate in my work. my memory power is almost nil and i am facing many problems due to this
I was having alcohol for the past 15 Years suffering from polycystic kidney diesease for the past 5 years. Presently the size of PKD went by 30 % in 6 months resulting in hynernia both sides. Hence PCN done on PKD and waiting for hyernia to operated. My another big problem is if i don’t drink i don’t get sleep. i have tried to stop drinking for three days still i didn’t get sleep for three days. Presently administered with Nitravet 10 I am getting sleep but after 4-6 hrs i get up.
My question is will I get addicted to Nitravet 10 and after few days no effect on drug. Please suggest me alternate ways to come out of this problem. Now I have decieded not to resort to alcohol.
Hello Sir,
I am a 30 year old S/W professional. From last couple of months, I am experiencing this sleeping issue in night…I am not sure if it is exactly “insomnia”. I come around 11:40 at night and i usually try to sleep from 00:30 onwards but whole night spent without sleep. I feel sleepy in the morning time.
I still did not take any medicine for this. Please suggest me how to overcome this.
Thanks