insomnea

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If it takes me half an hour to an hour to actualy fall asleep is that insomnea?

[Dr Rajput]

Hi, your history suggests that you have milder form of sleep disorder hence we cannot put you into particular medical condition. There is a delayed onset of sleep and due to committed work, success, stress, unusual happenings make you anxious and it will keep you awake and will lead to delayed onset of sleep.

Once you sleep, your sleep architecture seems to be fine i.e. stages of sleep. You do not need any major therapeutic interventions for your condition. This is common when there is a disturbance in normal sleep pattern.

The therapy for this condition includes retaining of normal circadian rhythm by non-pharmacological therapy which includes; Photo therapy, maintenance of sleep hygiene. You need to go for morning exercises and work out which will make you fresh and active all day and tiredness at the end of day will help you to induce sleep naturally.

Pharmacological therapy includes short course of appropriate sedatives and Hypnotics against prescription. Non-benzodiazepines are effective in delayed onset sleep disorder and help to initiate the sleep.

I suggest you to consult physician. Take car and regards.

[TinyTink22]

I really don't think so. To me I cant fall asleep for hours and when I do finally fall asleep I have nightmares and when I wake up I feel like I haven't slept at all but if you are having trouble try melatonin. It's natural our bodies already produce but people with insomnia lack it.

[BrunetteBimbo]

No, Im exactly the same, its because your mind is still active.

Are you on your computer late? or thinking about something?

Mine is because i sleep in late, and go to bed late, and it messes up my sleep pattern. plus im on the computer quite alot, which keeps the mind active.

What is your usuall sleep pattern? If it often changes then their is your answer, your body doesnt know when to sleep so the mind stays active keeping you awake instead of resting.

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