Insomania and Sleeplessness

Insomnia or sleeplessness is a sleep disorder where there is an inability to get adequate or restful sleep. People having insomnia face various problems like difficulty in falling asleep, waking up frequently at night, waking up early in the morning and waking up with unrefreshed. It often happens that the sleep pattern gets reversed and the person finds it difficult to stay awake during the daytime and takes numerous naps. Sleeplessness has serious implications on the mood, alertness, memory, behavior and physical health of the person. This is also considered to be one of the major symptoms of depression. Sleeplessness can be of three types-

• Transient insomnia– It doesn’t last for more than one week and can be caused due to change in sleeping environment or timings, stress or depression.
• Acute insomnia– Due to acute sleeplessness, the person is not able to sleep well for approximately one month.
• Chronic insomnia– It lasts for more than a month.

This problem is more prevalent among women.

SYMPTOMS
Sleeplessness is characterized by the symptoms like-

• Not falling asleep for a long time after going to bed.
• Waking up many times in the middle.
• Not feeling fresh on waking.
• Having difficulty concentrating or focusing.
• Poor memory
• Headaches
• Poor digestion process

Feeling low for the entire day.