What is insomnia, insomniac, cause, symptoms and solution of insomnia

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What is insomnia ?

We human need 7 to 8 hours sleep on daily basis. It is essential for our physical, mental and emotional well being .

Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which a person have difficulty in filling asleep and have low quality sleep in term of duration also.

What is defination of insomniac?

The person who suffers from insomnia is called in Somniac. There are 10% people in world who are insomniac and their insomnia level varies from mild to moderate and moderate to severe level.

Symptoms of insomnia

Feeling weakness and tired after spending 7 to 8 hours at bed.

Decrease respond time.
Feeling drowsy at work and daytime.
Decreased efficiency
Presence of dark circles and spots around eyes
Presence of wrinkles on face. It is due to decrease in elasticity of skin
Low mood and low sex drive because insomnia decrease testosterone levels.
Feeling irratibility and aggressivness in attitude

What cause insomnia?

There is no exact and pin point cause of insomnia. Insomnia is a personal issue which makes it difficult to measure.

Reasons of insomnia varies in age groups. Here are the most common causes of insomnia

Stress
Anxiety
Depression
Environment
unawareness about sleep type
Age ( In most of cases age has inverse relationship with sleep)
Temperature and room environment
Lack of sleep drive due to deficiency of serotonin in body
Insomnia is common in pregnancy
Medical conditions such as diabetes mellitus, headache and hypertension also cause insomnia.
Hereditary and genetic factors in some person's maybe responsible

Can insomnia be cured?

Most of people suffering from insomnia feel themselves helpless toward insomnia and they think it uncurable. But the reality is completely opposite to it.

Insomnia is curable from every aspect. It can be cured permanently.Duration of recovery may varies from person to person depending on insomnia level of that person whether he or she is in initial stage or middle stage or at worse stage.

Insomnia solution

Insomnia for long term can be serious condition it will destroy your life from every aspect of life.

Lack of sleep is worse then alcohol It decrease your response time ,energy ,creativity and productivity etc.

Insomnia treatment options

There are two options or ways to treat insomnia.

One is natural way

Second is medication way.

Natural ways to cure insomnia

Sleep is natural need of human. If you are suffering from insomnia definitely there are also some natural ways to cure it. Here are some ways to cure your insomnia by natural way

Change lifestyle
Know about your sleep patterns
Go to bed when you are feeling fully sleep
Stop consuming psychoactive substance, 2 hours before sleep such as caffeine and nicotine.
Avoid exercise at least three hours before sleep
Quit your habit of consuming alcohol before sleep
Maintain hygiene of your sleeping room
There should be proper darkness in room inorder to stimulate melatonin production.
Journal your whole day before sleep
Read books physically before sleeping
Stop using your phone one hour before sleep
Meditate before sleeping
Take shower before sleep
Try to maintain temperature of your room. It should be neither too high or too low. The ideal temperature for sleep is between 20 to 25 centigrade.
Don't consume heavy meals before sleeping
Avoid drinking alot of fluid or diuretics because of urination problem at night.
Use right pillow and bed for yourself. It should be soft and body comfortable.
Follow your sleep routine religiously and sleep every night at fixed time.
Consume magnesium in food and eat food to increase your serotonin levels such as eggs, nuts, banana and spinach etc.

By following these natural remedies, tips and tricks you can cure your insomnia. But you have to be persistent in adopting them.

Sleeping pills or medication for insomnia

The second option to cure insomnia is taking sleeping pills. There are two categories of sleeping pills.

One is benzodiazipines.

These benzodiazipines can be short acting, intermediate and long acting also. You have to use them according to prescription of your doctor .

Keep one thing in mind that benzodiazipines are sedatives in nature. Their usage for long term can cause dependence and tolerance on benzodiazipines.

Second category of drugs is orexin antagonist

What is orexin?

Orexin is a chemical which keeps our body awake and increase our efficiency and effectiveness in work. Orexin antagonist are used to block orexin and improve sleep of insomniac person.

Conclusion

The sum and substance a fold discussion is that insomnia is prevailing problem in society it is curable it can be cured by natural ways as well as by medication.

If you have insomnia in initial stage

it can be cured by natural ways and if it is severe it must be cured by medications.

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