Half of the incidents of sleeplessness is caused by grief, stress, depression and anxiety. These may be the result of a crisis event such as divorce, death of a loved one, money or legal worries, job loss or chemical imbalance. Insomnia is often associated with emotional or mental tension, anxiety, depression, work problems, financial stress or unsatisfactory sex life.
Some medications and substances used to treat other illnesses or ailments cause insomnia. Diuretics such as Lasix, Dyazide and Furosemide and decongestants such as Pseudoephedrin result in a state of wakefulness. Antidepressants taken at bedtime can produce a state of being awake. Appetite suppressants such as Meridia and Fastin can also result in insomnia. Drug withdrawal from addictive drugs such as Prozac and Bupropion also result in inability to sleep.
Substances like caffeine, coffee, tobacco, alcohol, cocaine and marijuana produce high levels of energy which lead to sleeplessness.
Physical illness can have sleeplessness as a side effect.
Changes in schedules or interruption of a sleep schedule can also rob you of sleep. People on jet lag frequently cannot sleep. Workers who have shift changes often have trouble finding a sleeping routine.
Sufferers of chronic pain often have trouble sleeping because the pain makes them too uncomfortable to sleep. The medication taken for chronic pain can also be responsible for sleep deprivation. Asthma can cause sleeplessness because steroids or antidepressants may be prescribed for the symptoms. These result in an inability to sleep.
Temporary situations can result in transient sleeplessness. These might include an argument with a family member, a spat with a neighbour, worry over a medical test result, concern about school, being the victim of a bully or an attacker.
Lifestyle can cause sleeplessness. Ingesting too much rich food, smoking, drinking too much alcohol, watching too much television, staying up late and not getting enough exercise are all enemies of sleep. A positive sleep environment is important. Failure to provide this can be a cause of sleeplessness. Bright lights, loud music, television, noise and crowded conditions are causes of poor sleep environment. A lack of a regular sleep time is also a factor.
Chronic insomnia may also be caused by breathing disorders such as snoring. Another condition which can cause sleep disorder is restless leg syndrome which produced jerky leg movements, disturbing sleep or making it difficult to get to sleep.
Psychiatric conditions such as mood and anxiety disorders can produce sleeplessness. Nightmares which occur regularly or panic attacks also cause sleep disruption. Failure to adapt to a new situation such as the loss of a loved one, a move, a new baby can all result in chronic insomnia.
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