Is Chronic Insomnia Dangerous?
Chronic insomnia usually happens because there are some underlying ailments that may trigger sleepless nights. It usually arises from asthma, some mental disorders, arthritis, constant back pains, and so on. The difference between chronic insomnia and acute insomnia is that the latter does not need any underlying reasons and it strikes only so often.
Is chronic insomnia dangerous? Take a look at this example: the child suffers from chronic insomnia and every night she finds it difficult to go to sleep. Oftentimes she is up the whole night, playing computer games or watching TV. As the child´s mind does not rest, the child finds it difficult to concentrate during the daytime. Soon she starts yelling at people, especially if they ask her to handle some task or becomes extremely frustrated at school, here's where the first problems begin. The more time the child suffers from insomnia, the worse the results, up to the point of dropping out (or being expelled) of school. As you see, chronic insomnia is more than the lack of sleep, there is much more than that. If the child does not receive any help, she will begin enduring severe health problems: chest pains, nervous disorders are among the less acute.
If not treated, chronic insomnia may lead to heart strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes, and eventually to premature death. The lack of sleep causes the mind and body to cease function as soon as any problems arise. The deterioration, health and mental, is prolonged but steady, slowly making its way toward the end.
Chronic insomnia treatment should be started from finding out what the problem is by searching for professional medical treatment. If the doctor can't find any physiological reasons triggering insomnia (uncommon, but possible), then seeking out a psychologist is the next necessary step.
There are lots of mental disorders and ailments that may be responsible for insomnia. Post-Traumatic Stress Disease (PTSD), various sleeping disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or such problems as schizophrenia, some psychoses, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Impulsive Control Disorder (ICD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), all of them may be an underlying cause of chronic insomnia.
The point is that the underlying sources of insomnia have to be treated before it is possible to cure the insomnia itself. This may require pharmacological treatment or a psychotherapy. For the better part of the treatment, most of the work is up to the doctor who will need to create a working strategy which may require the patient to setup a schedule for dieting or exercise, but will also bring fast results.
However if a patient is found having Antisocial Personality Disorders, Oppositional Defiant, schizophrenia, severe psychosis of one kind of another or any other major mental disorders, he will need a constant advisor, because such patients are able to become violent for no reason at all. Especially if the patient is suffering from chronic insomnia, his mind is prone to falling apart at any time and for any reason. In such case a long-term psychotherapy and may be even inpatient care will be necessary
The Common Symptoms of Chronic insomnia – Nervousness – Anxiety – Attacks of panic for small reasons or no reason at all – Problems with concentration – Increasing frustration – Increased aggression level – Incoherent thoughts – Periodic hyperactivity or restlessness – Problems with following even the simplest directions – Increased muscles' tension – Feelings of indifference
If you or your loved ones show any of the symptoms above, you have to seek out some professional help: immediately.
Rene Graeber
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/is-chronic-insomnia-dangerous-58228.html
I have had chronic insomnia for years- Some nights I just CAN NOT go to sleep………?
I end up resting my eyes, watching TV, or reading all night sometimes. I have Ambien and Clonozepam prescribed but they make me feel "high" and even more tired than if I HAD slept. i have twins! THEY sleep through the night?????? MY QUESTION- If I have a night where i do not sleep is that really bad? When it happens should I nap during the day or wait it out until bedtime? Is this dangerous? It happens about once every 2 weeks. Please, serious answers only! Thankyou!!
me too, go and see a Dr.
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U could try PROZAC. It's a treatement based on plants and earbal ties. It works in 9999/10000 cases. If this doesnt work try with sleeping pils. But PROZAC is the best way
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I don't always think sleeping tablets or drugs are the right things to take. Have you tried seeking professional help from your doctor? Do you have a partner or a kind friend who would be willing to look after your babies so you can catch up on your sleep during the day? This might help. Best of luck!
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hey hippimom ever since the first time i been to iraq in 2003 and then again in 2005 I have had insomnia. I take ambien it works really well. I am currently working a CQ shift it is a 24 our shift and we are not allowed to sleep. it is not dangerous it is just not healthy. I will nap for about 3 hours when i get off at 9 this morning….working 9am to 9am reallt sucks!!!
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i used to have about the same problem, i could not sleep at night for anything, so i would stay up all night watching tv and finally dosing off about 6 am in the morning on the couch, i tried trazadone, (a sleep aid) but i was too strong and when i went to sleep i wouldnt wake up for atleast 16 hours. i would recomend taking melatonin, you can get it at walgreens or a health food store, its a natural hormone and it helps you regulate your sleep. and if you take your medicine and all of a sudden one of the kids wake up sick, you will be able to take care of them, its just like waking up out of a dead sleep, but mind you these babies will put you down though. try it out.
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Hi, your body will just shut down when you need sleep; I lie awake most nights. It seems the more you try to sleep the harder it is and you end up cursing yourself. I make up stories when I can't sleep and carry them on the next night or play silly games, like how many girls names can you think of that begin wit G. Sounds childish but I get so bored I sometimes fall asleep.
It's also bad to read or watch TV because your mind will be racing.
The tablets you are taking are wrong for you too, get yourself back to the doctor and work out what's right for you.
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I've been a nurse for over 20 years.
well if you have prescriptions already that tells me youve spoken to some type of profesional about this, i'm sure they told you about the chemicals being released and not released in your brain. but, in the usa we like to treat prtoblems, rather than solving them. there is an underlining route to this problem… what you have to do is find it. almost always there is something your body is missing, this causes us to develope symptons. try making small changes to your diet, you can start by looking at your present diet and seeing whats missing. also try exercising if you have time, but nut before bed as for some this would wake them up more, but during the day it will add up for night time. also remember to take your sleep meds only when needed, you may be above the dose or just resistant to it. and if havent tried natural Melatonin yet, try it. its over the counter and natural, it doesnt work for everyone but it may work for you. now, due to this re-occuring every two weeks it could be chronic, and when its chronic youre n luckbecause sleep tests and EEG exams will detect your brain waves and patterns. which can easilly be detected. also there could be a stressor causing this matter, and dont forget even good stress is still stress. your body and everyone elses bodies react differently to stress. taking all this info in, listen to some more anwsers and then try them all…well as long as they are sane. then see what works for you, but i'm willing to bet there is a natural cause for this imbalance, thus meaning there is a natural answer. hang in there.
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med school
Whoa! See The Doctor!
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My sister has had chronic insomnia for about ten years. She finally went to see an acupuncturist. She is now sleeping about 6 hours a night. Try it. I don't know if it works for everybody, but it worked for her. Also, she went to see an herbalist. He gave her some herbs that help relax her at night. Hope this helps.
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Here is what behavioral therapists recommend for insomnia:
Don't do anything in your bed except for sleeping and having sex. No watching TV, reading, eating, talking on the phone, etc…
No naps. Make yourself stay awake. It is very important that you resist the urge to take a nap during the day.
When you are in bed at night trying to sleep don't lie in bed awake for more than ten minutes. If you notice that ten minutes has gone by, then get out of bed and leave the room. Go read, watch TV, talk on the phone…
When you start feeling tired go back to bed and lie down. If you don't fall asleep within ten minutes, then get up, leave the room, and do something else.
The rules are these: Don't lie in bed for very long not being able to sleep. Bed is for sleeping, not for staying awake in.
Even if you have to stay up all night going through this process, that's okay. Just don't sleep during the day. Sleep only at night and only in your bed.
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I have the same problem, my doctor suggested that I simply stay awake all day, not napping and if I can not sleep, I take ambien or restorial or lunesta, which is a fairly new sleep aid
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