I Can Sleep Better

Ways to Fall Asleep; Good Sleep Hygiene
Jan 17, 2010 Sandy McCollum
Medicines for ailments other than sleep can keep you awake. Find a sample list here, along with illnesses that make patients prone to insomnia and some sleep strategies.

Insomnia is a life altering, personality affecting deficit to our bodies that cannot go on for very long before people crash. Sleep is so important that a continuous lack of it can actually shorten one’s expected lifespan, as shown in a recent Harvard study.
Common Causes of Insomnia

Common causes of insomnia include:
* stressful events
* emotional stress
* illness
* temporary pain
* disturbances in sleep hygiene, or environmental factors under one’s control that may contribute to disturbed sleep and insomnia
* disruptions to circadian rhythm or the 24 hour rhythmic regulation of our body processes

Other Chronic Insomnia Causes
Any of the varied kinds of medical reasons can cause sleeplessness, and unfortunately, so can their treatments. It’s tough to say whether the benefit is worse than the side effects, sometimes. Some of the ailments that may use those medicines are as follows:
* arthritis
* diabetes
* menopause
* acid reflux
* headaches
* heart
* disease
* cancer

More Medicinal Causes of Insomnia
Depressive illnesses are often associated with sleep disturbances. These include anxiety, inability to relax, bipolar, panic and other psychiatric disorders. Treatment for these kinds of insomnia is for the underlying medical condition and therefore may not be giving relief of sleep loss in any way. Medicinal treatment may include but not be limited to:
* antidepressants
* antihypertensives
* antiarrhythmics
* antibiotics
* antihistamines
* antivirals
* bronchodilators
* central nervous system stimulants
* corticosteroids
* decongestants
* diuretics
* NSAIDs

Sleeping Problem Broken Into Categories

Treatment for insomnia is broken into two categories; medication and behavioral strategies for sleep initiation.
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