Insomnia is a condition of unsatisfactory quality and or quantity of sleep that lasts for a considerable period of time. People of all ages may have insomnia, and insomnia is most serious in young and old people, because young people have the greatest pressure, first of all, the psychological pressure is very heavy, social competition is fierce, the pace of life is accelerating, and various unsatisfactory things encountered in work or life or see incompatible things, all may lead to insomnia. After retirement, the original rhythm of life has changed, the status has also changed a lot, or with the family’s views on certain things or different ways of handling, etc. If you can not adapt as soon as possible and form a new pattern of life, adjust your mind, it may cause some mental and psychological disorders, resulting in insomnia, in addition, or with hypertension, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, coronary heart disease, and so on. cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases, respiratory system diseases, digestive system diseases such as irregular bowel movements, and other degenerative cervical spondylosis, spondylosis, rheumatoid arthritis, limb numbness, tremor paralysis and other diseases can affect sleep or aggravate insomnia because of the disease itself or the accompanying symptoms.
Insomnia makes people have low energy, depression, lack of concentration and low mood, and affects one’s study and work. Long-term insomnia makes a person feel less capable, memory is diminished, and flexibility of thinking is reduced. The degree of psychological impact of insomnia on people depends on the psychological state of insomnia patients and their attitude towards insomnia awareness. Some people suffer from severe insomnia, but their mental state is normal, and they do whatever they want to do during the day, while others suffer from occasional insomnia, which can lead to dizziness, depression and listlessness.
There are various causes of insomnia, the common ones are.
1, psychological factors: it can account for 60-80% of insomnia patients. Various unpleasant events in life and work can cause insomnia when anxiety, depression, and stress occur. In addition insomnia patients are often overly demanding, overly concerned about their health, or take things too seriously. Psychological factors can in turn cause insomnia, and in turn, insomnia can affect the person’s psychology.
2, in the psychological factors there are some psychological misconceptions worth noting: first of all, the fear of psychology, many chronic insomnia patients have this feeling, the night is about to go to bed or the night as soon as they go to bed always worry about whether they can sleep well today, or want to try their best to fall asleep soon, but things are not what they want, the more you want to sleep the more you do not sleep, the more you do not sleep the more anxious, so forming a vicious circle, a night of tossing and turning, staring to dawn.
3.Environmental factors: noisy environment, dirty air, crowded living or sudden change of sleep environment.
4, changes in sleep rhythm: frequent changes in night and day shifts, etc. cause changes in the rhythm of the biological clock.
5.Physiological factors: hunger, fatigue, excitement, tension, etc.
6.Drug and food factors: alcohol, coffee, tea, drug dependence or withdrawal symptoms;
7, mental factors: most of the various types of mental diseases are accompanied by sleep disorders, insomnia can be part of the mental symptoms.
8, various physical diseases. Such as cardiovascular diseases, respiratory system diseases, digestive system diseases, etc.
Performance of insomnia
Difficulty in falling asleep, poor sleep, easy to wake up, dreamy, waking up early, not easy to fall asleep again after waking up, feeling tired or lack of wakefulness after waking up, sleepy and sleepy during the day, etc.
Among insomniacs, difficulty in falling asleep is the most common, followed by light sleep and early awakening, and some manifest as lack of sleep sensation, and usually the above conditions coexist. Increasing fear and dread of insomnia, as well as excessive worry about the consequences caused by insomnia, the messenger often falls into a vicious circle that is not cured for a long time. Tension, anxiety, and worry become more pronounced during sleep, and early in the morning, the body and mind feel haggard and tired.
Often try to take medication to deal with their nervousness. The dose of medication becomes larger and larger, and the type of medication taken becomes more and more ineffective, while confidence becomes less and less. Or when taking medication, one day there is a slight stomach discomfort, poor appetite, dry mouth and bitter symptoms, you feel afraid, fear or worry about the adverse effects of drugs, etc. Once a vicious circle is formed, the problem of insomnia becomes more prominent. Long-term use of sedative-hypnotic drugs can cause drug dependence, personality changes, emotional instability, etc.
Treatment of insomnia
1, first of all, do not be nervous. Insomnia can be treated. Don’t be discouraged and have confidence.
2, as much as possible to figure out the causes, characteristics and patterns that lead to insomnia, adjust and improve the sleep environment, and develop good habits.
3, psychological support: to properly deal with the conflicts in life and work, understand that sleep is a natural physiological process, eliminate anxiety and fear of insomnia.
4.One of the current psychological or mental factors of insomnia, such as: Is it difficult to fall asleep? Is it dreamy? Do you have shallow sleep and wake up when there is movement? Are you afraid of losing sleep when it comes to sleep? Are you always worried about something? Do you seek perfection in everything you do? Do you often feel upset? Are you easily agitated or nervous? Do you like to think about things or think about things? Are you depressed? Is there a decrease in interest? Do you have fear or dread? Are you easily frightened? Do you feel aggrieved or want to cry? Is there any loss of memory? Do you have difficulty concentrating? If you have some of these symptoms, then you may have some symptoms of anxiety or depression, in a state of anxiety and depression, do not be afraid, not that you are suffering from depression or anxiety, but in such a state. You have to adjust your mind and learn to relax, of course, it is easier said than done, you have to have confidence, tell the patient that this is very important, even more important than taking medication.
5.Behavioral therapy: biofeedback, self-hypnosis and other treatment methods can improve the tension before sleep.
6.Medication: Insomnia that cannot adjust its own state of mind or mood. It can be treated by medication.
7, Chinese medicine treatment: you can take Chinese medicine treatment through Chinese medicine identification, can be Chinese medicine or soup medicine, I think, it is best to Chinese medicine soup medicine effect is good, because Chinese medicine diagnosis need to look, smell, ask, cut (i.e. Chinese medicine identification), according to the different symptoms to prescribe, and need to adjust the medication at any time according to the change of symptoms, and the prescription of Chinese medicine is fixed, can not be adjusted at any time according to the change of symptoms The prescription of Chinese medicine is fixed and cannot be adjusted at any time because it cannot be adjusted according to the change of symptoms, but of course, some insomnia may be effective when taking Chinese medicine, which varies from person to person. If you don’t want to decoct your own medicine, you can currently take Chinese medicine granules, just like cold punch with boiling water, the effect is similar to the effect of Chinese medicine with their own decoction, but the price is higher.
8, hypnotic drugs: I believe that if the Chinese medicine treatment can not be completely controlled or the effect is not obvious, you can take hypnotic drugs. Hypnotic drugs can be used as an adjunctive treatment, but the formation of drug dependence should be avoided. Generally choose anxiolytic and sedative-hypnotic drugs with short half-life, less side effects and dependence. They should be taken at bedtime and the duration of treatment should be 1-2 weeks. For secondary insomnia, the treatment of primary disease is the main focus, supplemented by sedative-hypnotic drugs.
9, anti-anxiety and depression medication: If the herbal treatment can not be completely controlled or the effect is not obvious, or people who need to take hypnotic drugs for a long time, or people with symptoms and signs of anxiety and depression, can take anti-anxiety and depression medication. Some people may have more concerns about anti-anxiety and depression medications, fearing that they may be addictive, require long-term use, or damage liver and kidney functions. If you are really sick, then you should take drugs when you need to take drugs, drugs may have adverse reactions, but not everyone taking drugs will have adverse reactions and damage liver and kidney function, you should analyze the specific problems, most people take drugs to play a therapeutic effect, and do not have adverse reactions and damage liver and kidney function, it varies from person to person, if there are adverse reactions, you can Immediately stop the drug, the adverse reactions will disappear after stopping the drug, do not be nervous or afraid. The effect of anti-anxiety and depression drugs are very slow, generally no drug dependence, it takes two weeks to four weeks to start to take effect, need to take a longer time, when the symptoms completely disappear, but also need to maintain a period of time, and then gradually, slowly reduce the drug, and finally completely stop the drug, do not immediately stop the drug.