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having
a final arise time that's too early in the morning (which we
call early morning awakening), or
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excessively
light sleep or restless sleep during the night, or
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daytime
fatigue, which can get in the way of memory, concentration,
and work efficiency and which can cause restlessness,
irritability, anxiety, or a sense of helplessness during the
day.
Onset
and maintenance insomnia are often associated with anxiety, and
maintenance insomnia and early morning awakening are often
associated with depression.
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Are
there some people who are more likely to suffer with insomnia than
others?
Demographically,
insomnia is more likely to occur in certain groups. The 2 most
common predictors of insomnia are age and gender. More than 25% of
the people age 65 or older report difficulty sleeping (usually
they complain of maintenance insomnia or early morning awakening).
And, insomnia complaints are twice as common in women as in men.
We're more likely to see insomnia among homemakers, the
unemployed, separated and widowed individuals, and people living
alone.
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How
does Insomnia differ from occasional sleepless nights?
It's normal to
experience occasional sleepless nights resulting from financial or
family stressors, for example. Those nights are no cause for
concern. About 1/3 of the population experiences problems
sleeping, situationally for that to 1 month, and chronically for
one month or more. Chronic insomnia occurs in 10 to 15% of the
population and should be evaluated by a health care provider.
Insomnia
& Homeopathy
In
modern medicine the patient becomes dependent on the medications
and eventually finds it very difficult to get free from the
tablets. You may also need to take more and more of it to achieve
the desired effect, because your body becomes tolerant to the
medicines. They may also leave you feeling drowsy and lethargic in
the morning. It will be beneficial only for short-term therapy.
But Homoeopathic approach is different. We cannot assure such
instant sleep as the material doses could do in modern medicine.
Our dynamic prescription arouses the sensorium to heal in a
dynamic way. It is strange to hear such wonderful results after a
week or months after treatment.This is something peculiar in few
individuals. Many have problem with sleep. Usually they ask,
"Doctor, Please prescribe something for sleep!" I
usually tell them "my medicine may or may not act. I cannot
vouch for that! But I am quiet sure that you will be able to sleep
without any type of medications after sometime." The
medicinal action depends on the susceptibility of the patient. It
may vary from individual to individual.
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