Insomnia

Sleeping problems can include: difficulty falling asleep, easily disrupted sleep, difficulty returning to sleep, walking up too early in the morning, and unrefreshing sleep.

Types of Insomnia:

• Transient Insomnia: Transient insomnia lasts up to one week and often occurs in response to stressful events in a person’s life, such as new job, upcoming deadlines, or exams. In many people it recurs each time stressful events arise.
• Intermittent Insomnia: Intermittent insomnia lasts for 1 to 6 months and usually occurs when more serious and ongoing stress in present. This frequently includes extreme mental stress like injury, loss of loved ones, financial crisis, or physical factors line noises, sounds, or uncomfortable sleeping arrangements.
• Chronic Insomnia: Chronic insomnia is any insomnia that lasts more than 6 months. People with chronic insomnia frequently have a lifestyle or other medical issues that contribute to their sleeplessness. This includes: chronic pain, frequent headaches, depression and other mood disorders, many medications, stimulant or alcohol use, sleep apnea, RLS (restless leg syndrome), and shift work.

Presently there are multiple ways to help people with insomnia. 2 new medications are approved for long-term use since they are non habbit forming. We have a couple of dozens of other medications choices also. Insomnia may be a complication of medical or psychiatric condition which needs to be treated in order to improve sleep; otherwise treatment of insomnia only would resemble the use of Tylenol for fever wnen ongoing infection is developing and untreated. Insomnia must be evaluated by medical professional and referral to proper specialist or sleep disorder center is often necessary. In our Stress Relief Center other treatment options are also available: training of sleep behavioral technique, relaxation training, biofeedback, other clinically appropriate modes of therapy, alternative treatment with natural remedies (see our Brain Chemical Imbalance Testing and Correction program), acupuncture and Chinese medicine.