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Insomnia how can affect your life?


Lyanne Alvarez Gonzalez

University of Puerto Rico, Carolina campus

The insomnia you can touch to any person The insomnia is a !isor!er in which a person

can not sleep or stayin" asleep It is worth mentionin" that the recommen!e! hours of sleep is si#

to ei"ht hours !aily if we slept less than what is recommen!e! can present some of the symptoms

$y the lac% of rest There are many reasons for which can $e sufferin" from this con!ition, can $e

throu"h some psycholo"ical con!ition, physical or $y the style of life that we $ear Insomnia is a

common !isor!er, with in!ivi!ual an! societal conse&uences A!vances have $een ma!e in the

un!erstan!in" of insomnia an! its treatment options '(owever, co"nitive $ehavioral therapy an!

)oo! an! *ru" A!ministration+approve! pharmacolo"ic therapies have limitations, the former

primarily involvin" access an! the latter involvin" potential si!e effects )urther research is

nee!e! to optimize mana"ement strate"ies -*ea% .C/, 0in%elman 10 23/24
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The symptoms are easy to !etect, $ecause the own patient note the !ifficulties to

conciliate the sleep or to wa%e up early It ma%es it !ifficult for us to the focus an! maintain the

concentration 0e feel without lac% you ener"y, without motivation, irrita$ility, sleepy

throu"hout the !ay 5ou can suffer from hea!ache, tension, fati"ue, stress to !epression

Always associate the hour of sleep in the evenin" as there is no sunli"ht an! they can rest

$etter $ecause there are many person who cannot sleep $y the !ay as the li"ht $others you 6ome

causes are7 the el!erly person sleeps several very lon" naps at $e!time can not $e !one or ma%es

it !ifficult 6ituations that may affect the sleep is the loss of a person to whom we love !ies,

when a person is "oin" to $e marrie! you may cause tension an! stress is alrea!y a very

important !ay in your life to that everythin" comes out perfect an! may not $e a$le to rest the

!ay $efore the event or not $e a$le to sleep Also the youn" stu!ents in the perio! of final

e#aminations or for a ma8or review can that the concern for a "oo! ratin" an! pass the e#am is a

situation in which there may $e "eneral much tension an! !ama"es that the stu!ent can not sleep

People that are "oin" throu"h a !ivorce can it har! for you to stay asleep too 6tyles of life as

people who have rotatin" shifts in employment for e#ample7 when a person wor%s shifts of

ni"hts, it chan"es the time of rest Also the people who constantly travels are affecte! since the

area of time are !ifferent an! in what are !oc%e! ta%es to conciliate the !ream It is !an"erous to

the not sleep $ecause it increases the ris% of havin" acci!ent at wor% an! of transit 6ome !ru"s

or su$stances that can alter the sleep are anti!epressants, !econ"estants, steroi!s, hormones,


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antihypertensive, caffeine an! the use of !ru"s 6econ!ary Causes7 vascular !isor!er as coronary

insufficiency, car!iac arrhythmias Lun" !isor!ers chronic o$structive !isease, asthma Con!uct

!isor!er foo! anore#ia, en!ocrine !isor!ers !issemination thyroi! 9eurolo"ical !isor!ers such

as hea!aches, Par%inson, in8ury in le thalamus an! !ementia, !epression

The !ia"nosis can $e episo!ic, persistent, or recurrent

'The episo!ic symptoms last at one month $ut less than three months, the persistent

symptoms last three months or lon"er an! the two or more episo!e within the space of one

year -Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder, fifth e!ition, American

Psychiatric Association4

*octors can "ive you a &uestionnaire as%in" for your sleepin" patterns, personal health

an! me!ical history They can or!er a $loo! test to !iscar! any other me!ical con!ition an!

sleepin" stu!y

There are several types of treatment for insomnia There is a nee! to avoi! ta%in" !ru"s

without me!ical prescription :ach case must $e in!ivi!ualize!, assessin" the $enefits of

treatment, if it really is in!icate!


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There are also a num$er of therapies such as rela#ation trainin", or pro"ressive muscle

rela#ation, teaches the person to systematically tense an! rela# muscles in !ifferent areas of

the $o!y This helps to calm the $o!y an! in!uce sleep ;ther rela#ation techni&ues that help

many people sleep involve $reathin" e#ercises, min!fulness, me!itation techni&ues,

an! "ui!e! ima"ery .any people listen to au!io recor!in"s to "ui!e them in learnin" these

techni&ues They can wor% to help you fall asleep an! also return to sleep in the mi!!le of the

ni"ht An! you can fin! over the counter pro!ucts that also can help component C


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me!ications inclu!e $enzo!iazepine hypnotics, non+$enzo!iazepine hypnotics, an!

melatonin receptor a"onists -9ational 6leep )oun!ation4

There are some recommen!ations that we su""est as7 "o to $e! at the same time every

!ay Limit the naps !urin" the !ay, avoi! caffeine hours $efore "o to sleep, avoi! e#cessive

alcohol $evera"e @ hours $efore you "o to sleep, avoi! electronic !evices 3 minutes $efore

"oin" to sleep, avoi! eatin" a heavy meal $efore "oin" to sleep

In conclusion anyone can suffer from insomnia at any a"e 0e must $e alert to the

symptoms an! always consult a health professional Than%s to this research an! I coul!

reco"nize the symptoms of this !isor!er an! helpe! me to learn more !eeply a$out the sufferin"

of insomnia (avin" more %nowle!"e I can encoura"e people to loo% for professional help

9ever prescript yourself you may suffer another con!ition an! that can cost you a lot of trou$le

There are a few solution li%e !oin" some therapy or ta%in" a sleepin" pills In the worst scenarios

can cost you a neuroco"nitive !ama"e ;therwise you can have an acci!ent o causes one you can

put your live in !an"er an! others people to

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