Beating Sleeplessness with Homeopathy and get permanent relief for insomnia treatment

International Classification of Sleep Disorders defines insomnia as ‘repeated difficulty with sleep initiation, consolidation, or quality that occurs despite adequate time and opportunity for sleep and results in some form of daytime impairment.’(AASM 2005, 1)

Maximum people with insomnia have intricacy either falling asleep or staying asleep. So they may have trouble functioning during the working hours. Such people always seek for appropriate insomnia treatment.

Homeopathy is one of the most popular alternative choices in insomnia treatment. In Homeopathy, insomnia treatment is given on the basis of the theory of individualisation and symptoms similarity.

Let us study sleep pattern first to know stages and phases during sleep.

Sleep Patterns:
Most persons need approximately 8/9 hours of sleep each day in order to feel fresh the next day.

Our sleep cycles are characterized into the following phases:

Non-REM sleep (Quite Sleep) 
Each stage may last for up to 5-15 minutes.

Stage 1:

• Eyes are closed in this stage and a person will feel as if he has not slept when aroused from this stage
• Very often a feeling of ‘falling’ during this stage may cause your body to jerk or experience a sudden muscle contraction

Stage 2:

• Known as stage of ‘light sleep’
• Alternate toning and relaxation of muscles takes place and the heart rate and body temperature falls
• You are now ready to enter deep sleep

Stage 3 & 4:

• Known as delta sleep or ‘slow wave’ sleep
• Awakening becomes more difficult during this phase and if woken you may feel disoriented

REM sleep (Rapid Eye Movement Sleep or Active Sleep) 
Each stage may last for up to 5-15 minutes.

• This phase occurs frequent times during the night
• During this phase most dreams occur as a result of increased brain activity
• All muscles except for your heart, lungs and eye muscles are almost paralyzed
• Conditions such as depression shorten the REM phase, whereas antipsychotic drugs tend to increase this phase

Are you suffering from Sleepless Nights? What are the Causes of Insomnia?

Sleep is very necessary which helps our body recover from our daily hectic schedules, work and stress. Lack of sleep causes disturbance in normal body functions and brings disharmony in daily life.

Sleep should be natural part of life but for many, it doesn’t come effortlessly. The reasons are numerous and wide-ranging.  There are various causes of insomnia which causes disturbance in daily routine life. To help you get a good night’s sleep, let us study a complete list of insomnia causes.

Common Causes of Insomnia include:
Stress: Daily hectic busy work schedules, school and college studies, family problems increases mental activities. Health problems also disturb sleep. Troublesome life incidences like accidents, loss of dear ones, divorce etc. causes loss of sleep.

Depression: Insomnia always comes with associated mental disorders. In depression you might sleep too much or have trouble sleeping.

Poor Sleep Habits: An uncomfortable sleep environment and unbalanced sleep schedules are prime insomnia causes.

Medical Illness: Some medical conditions like arthritis, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, overactive thyroid causes Insomnia.

Medications: Anti-hypertensives, anti-depressants, decongestants, anti-allergics and corticosteroids also responsible for drug interference.

Eating Habits: Eating late in the evening is one of main reason of insomnia causes. Overeating may cause uncomfortable while sleeping. Most of the people also experience heartburn, acidity after eating which may disturb your sleep.

Alcohol, Nicotine and Caffeine: Caffeine containing drinks, cold drinks, cola, coffee and tea are acts as great stimulants. Drinking coffee in the late afternoon causes awakening in the night. Nicotine in tobacco products also well-known stimulant. Alcohol and beverages are sedative which prevent deeper stages of sleep and often fails to fall asleep in the middle of the night.

Anxiety: Anxiety causes sleep disorders due to post-traumatic sleep disorders. Continuous state of worry and tensions disrupt your sleep.

Ageing: The occurrence of insomnia is mostly found with increasing age. Noise pollution, environmental changes affects older people and with advancing age they get tired earlier than younger ones. They become less physically and socially active. A lack of activity can disturb sleep. The chronic painful conditions and other medical conditions like benign enlargement of prostate can cause constant urging to urinate in men which disrupt sleep. Menopausal women get hot flushes which also interrupts sleep. Teenagers also suffering from insomnia because of overuse of T.V., mobiles and computers.

A full review of symptoms and thorough medical history is important in every case of insomnia.

Insomnia is a very common and complex hitch that can result from a number of various causes. Insomnia is a symptom of disturbance, not a disease in itself. This condition requires a methodical analysis of each case to identify factors that may contribute to the condition. With the help of homeopathic medicines we can treat insomnia by identifying underlying cause and individual susceptibility of the patient.