Sleep disorder?

Question

I cant sleep during the night, and on top of that i can only sleep when its pitch black, tried sleeping at night and couldnt fall asleep even after being awake all day, what is it???

Answer 1

seems liek insomnia. Go to your gp, she/he should send you to neuropsychologist, from whee you should go to either neurologist or psychologist/psychiatrist depending on the cause of your insomnia

Answer 2

The reasons for a sleeping disorder are many, but mostly they are due to stress. In my case it is Fybermaliga, a chronic disease with no real treatment. One of its major hallmarks is difficulty sleeping. I have seen hundreds and hundreds of doctors about this. I saw the VA Sleep Clinic twice. The head of the clinic told me that normal sleep assistance and sleep hygiene would not work for me. My case is way too advanced for that.

However, I do have some tips: possible Medications, and good sleep hygiene.
When you go to sleep make sure you do it in a dark room, a room that should only be used for sleeping, pull the TV out. Make sure it is a relaxing place to sleep as well. Hold off on any caffeine at least 6 hours before bed, and the exercise as well. One-half hour before you go to bed dim the lights a little, this will increase the body’s natural production of a sleep hormone called Melatoin. A glass of warm milk will do the same. When you go to bed compose yourself for sleep, relax and push out all thoughts of the day. If you cannot do this then think of something else, something that you like, even a sexual fantasy. If you don’t fall asleep in 20 minutes then get out of bed. Then do something quiet, like watch the TV on low volume or read, but don’t do this in the bedroom. After 20 minutes try to go back to sleep again. If it still doesn’t work then get up and do something quiet, and try it again in 20 minutes.

I run a fan all night in my bedroom. The mind gets used to the white noise, and it covers up the noise around you. Don’t put the fan on oscillate, where it blows over you and then elsewhere, that will distract you. If it gets too cold then point the fan into a corner. I have blocked my shade with a few posters, and made sure that as little light as possible enters my room. Put your alarm clock where you cannot see it, or just turn it away. If you track time then you will only get mad at yourself for not falling asleep. You might try playing some music, use a CD, not a radio. You want a constant level of music. Try something soothing like easy listening or classical. If classical music bores you then that would be the best to use.

If all this doesn’t work then you need more help. The sleep medications that you can buy over the counter are really a sham, and won’t do you any good. You can pick up Melatoin in the drug store or any major supermarket. It is fairly cheap and comes in 1 mg to 3 mg doses. Start at 1 mg a night and work your way up to a maximum of 4 mg, after that any more is a waste.

If you are still having trouble then a doctor visit is in order. Drugs like Ambien and Lunesta may not be what you want. They are good for a week or two, but they are habit forming. I don’t mean that you will get a craving; I mean that after taking these medications for a long time you will acquire a need to take the drug just to get to sleep. A good drug to take is called Trazodone. As prescription medications go this is a fairly cheap one. It is an antidepressant normally used for treating Cocaine treatment. It has a major side effect of causing sleepiness. It is a safe drug to take over the long term, it is not habit forming, and it has few other effects. It is a pretty poor antidepressant, but a good sleep aid. It is also available in a range of doses so your doctor can keep increasing it several times until you find a dose that works well for you. I took it for over 6 years. After that the ringing in my ears got to be a minor problem, so I switched to another drug. I am back on it, and have been for almost 2 years, and I have had no problems. There are stronger medications you can take, but if you need them, then you have a real problem: much more than just stress.
I recommend going to the Melatoin right away. It won’t give you any hangover and its effects will wear off after 4-6 hours, but by that time you should be sound asleep. Find a way to reduce your stress. Some things you just have to accept. Oddly enough it is the everyday worries that cause more stress. When you worry about doing something and just don’t get it done then that can create stress. You know that when you go to work you are going to face traffic. So get a book on CD or something that will let you use the time better; that way you will stress less about the traffic. Expect the idiots on the road to try and cut you off. They are out there and they are just hunting for guys like you to make angry. So don’t play their game. Remember that a traffic light is only 3 minutes long. I heard of a race once, it was held between an aggressive driver, and a law-abiding driver, over a 30-minute commute. The aggressive driver stacked up a dozen traffic violations and he only beat the law-abiding driver by only 8 minutes.

Sleep is very important to your body and mind. It is the time for the body to heal and for the mind to go over the things of the day. If you do not get enough sleep after a while (well over a week) it can cause hallucinations and later even result in death.

Good luck I hope you get to sleep soon.

Answer 3

Insomnia. Poor sleep habits. Too much caffeine. Too much sugar. Not enough exercise. Exercising too close to bedtime. Drinking alcohol. Not having a schedule for sleep. Reading in bed. Watching TV in bed.

The list is endless.

Answer 4

For sure a sleep problem of some sort, you will probably need to get something to help you sleep from a doctor, do you drink alot of caffienated sodas? That can cause sleep problems.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Hi! Could it be insomnia? Have you tried consulting a doctor before? I suggest it's better for you to consult a doctor so that you can get an exact diagnosis of what has gone wrong with your ability to sleep. For your info, I was down with insomnia for a more than two decades. Throughout the whole of those two decades, I was not able to fall sleep and so I ended up doing whatever housework I could think of, such as cleaning, washing, cooking for the next day, making cookies, etc....whatever things that struck my mind, I just do them in order to get through my nights. At times, when I was at a loss of what to do, I ended up crying and was even down with deep depression. The problem with me was, whenever I lied down on my bed, all sorts of things will start to float and revolve around my mind and it was so disturbing. Because of that, I tossed about on my bed and ended up with frustration and feeling at lost so I got up of bed and then do whatever that came to my mind instantly. With that sort of life, I struggled for the solid two decades until I decided to consult some doctors and was put on medications. I was given tranquilisers of various types by various doctors, I wan even down with suicidal thought. I even asked the doctors for sleeping pills but was turned down because of the strict law governing administration of drugs so I began to change my mindset. While I was on medication, I resorted to the natural herbal ones found in pharmacies and slowly replaced the prescribed drugs with it. I practise mind relaxation exercise and learn the art of focusing on sleep whenever the fall of night arrives. I took a glass of warm milk, have some soft music on, hum to the music until I entered into my sleep. I did that consistently until sleep becomes normalised. That's how I got back my ability to sleep normally. Just a little sharing...

Answer 7

our minds never stop thinking, we're just to damn full of data, but as long as your body rests, in a sleeping position, your body gets enough energy to get you through another day

Answer 8

wanna sleep very well, start doing research !!! :)

well u can sleep sort of immediately if u say start counting from 1 ...until u sleep

Answer 9

It might be something you eat or drink before you go to sleep, caffine or sugar can keep you awake

Chris,
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Answer 10

stress