INSOMNIA

Insomnia is a sleep disorder that is characterized by difficulty falling and/or staying asleep. Insomnia can sap not only your energy level and mood but also your health, work performance and quality of life.
Insomnia becomes more common with age. As you get older, changes can occur that may affect your sleep.
Someone with insomnia will often take 30 minutes or more to fall asleep and may get only six or fewer hours of sleep for three or more nights a week.

A lack of restful sleep can affect one’s ability to do daily activities.

CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS

- Avoid psychoactive drugs caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol late in the day. These are stimulants and can keep you from falling asleep.
- Get regular exercise. Try not to exercise at least three to four hours before bedtime.
Make your bedroom comfortable. Be sure that it is dark, quiet, and not too warm or too cold.
- Depression. You might either sleep too much or have trouble sleeping if you're depressed. Try to relax and solve your problems day time.
- Insomnia often accompanies Medical conditions and mental health disorders as bipolar disorder. Get professional help as soon as you can.
- Make your bedroom comfortable. Be sure that it is dark, quiet, and not too warm or too cold.
- Hormone shifts such as those that precede menstruation and those during menopause.

TYPES OF INSOMNIA

* Primary insomnia: A person is having sleep problems that are not directly associated with any other health condition or problem.
* Secondary insomnia: A person is having sleep problems because of health condition; pain; medication or alcohol.

TIMES OF INSOMNIA

Transient insomnia lasts for less than a week.
Acute insomnia can last from one night to a few weeks
Chronic insomnia lasts for longer than a month. Insomnia is called chronic when a person has insomnia at least three nights a week for a month or longer.