| Almost all individuals in some phases of their lives | | | | with suicidal tendencies. Due to this reason, one |
| have suffered from insomnia. In most cases, | | | | should never neglect chronic insomnia symptoms. |
| insomnia is sporadic in nature that appears and | | | | Causes of Severe Insomnia: |
| ebbs off without any reason or warning. | | | | Severe insomnia results from a combination of |
| However, if an individual persists with insomnia | | | | factors. One of the most common reasons for |
| symptoms for more than four weeks, it is a case | | | | chronic insomnia is depression. Even long lasting |
| of severe insomnia and needs medical advice. | | | | physical ailments like arthritis, kidney disease, heart |
| With this topic in mind, let's take a look at some | | | | failure, Parkinson's disease, and hyperthyroidism |
| important facts about this form of chronic | | | | can lead to chronic insomnia. |
| insomnia. | | | | Treatment of Severe Insomnia: |
| This form can be brought on by a number of | | | | Severe insomnia creates havoc in our life. A |
| situations. However, common examples include | | | | person suffering from severe insomnia becomes |
| never ending demands and desires of life, | | | | desperate to come out of it. Now-a-days, |
| unrealistic expectations, skyline ambitions, anxiety, | | | | different techniques are used to improve the |
| tensions, failures in life both in personal and | | | | patients sleeping conditions such as controlling and |
| professional arenas and traumatic experiences of | | | | changing sleeping habits of the patient, drinking |
| life such as separation/divorce can trigger severe | | | | warm milk just half an hour before sleeping, |
| insomnia or sleeplessness. | | | | taking a warm bath, etc. Avoiding excess coffee, |
| Types of Insomnia: | | | | tea, alcohol helps in controlling insomnia. Relaxation |
| Depending on the severity of the disease and the | | | | techniques such as meditations, yoga and |
| duration time of symptoms, insomnia is classified | | | | messaging bring us calmness and tranquility which |
| into different forms. Here, is a list of some of the | | | | induces sleep. However, all these methods are |
| major types of insomnia: | | | | effective only when they are supported by some |
| - Transient or (short term) insomnia: These can | | | | proper insomnia medications. |
| lasts from a single night to a few weeks. | | | | Severe insomnia lasts for longer periods. Hence, |
| - Intermittent or (on and off) insomnia which can | | | | treatment of severe insomnia often necessitates |
| occur from time to time. | | | | the temporary use of tranquilizing drugs and other |
| - Idiopathic insomnia is a life long problem that | | | | hypnotic medications such as Benzodiazepine |
| some people have in initiating and maintaining | | | | sedatives like Restoril, Dalmane, Halcion, |
| sleep. It can cause serious impairment in daytime | | | | Estazolam, Ativan, Clonazepam and |
| functioning. | | | | non-benzodiazepine sedatives like Lunesta, Sonata, |
| - Psycho physiologic insomnia: In this case the | | | | Ambien, Melatonin and Ramelteon. Medical |
| bedroom becomes a dreaded place for the | | | | practitioners even prescribe some antidepressants |
| patient. The more the patient focuses on the | | | | like Amitriptyline and Trazodone for the |
| ability to sleep harder it takes to sleep. | | | | treatment of severe insomnia in patients who are |
| - Paradoxical insomnia: This is a situation where a | | | | also suffering with depression. However, a bit of |
| person feels that he/she is not able to sleep | | | | care is essential while taking in any of these pills. |
| properly. On the contrary, the situation is not real. | | | | Most importantly, all these medicines cause drug |
| - Another major form of insomnia is chronic or | | | | tolerance, thereby becoming ineffective after |
| severe insomnia, a complex health condition that | | | | some time. Also, these drugs must never be |
| causes considerable damage in our life. | | | | taken without proper consultation from the |
| Any person suffering with severe insomnia lacks | | | | doctor. |
| enthusiasm; ability to work diminishes, becomes | | | | By keeping this information in mind, you should |
| irritable causing considerable damage in both | | | | begin to have a greater understanding of sever |
| professional and personal life. Furthermore, the | | | | insomnia. We recommend you research the issue |
| lack of concentration can go to the extent of | | | | further to get an even greater understand to help |
| meeting with accidents or even contemplating | | | | you or your loved ones get the relief they seek. |