Insomnia is divided into three types: Transient: lasting only a few days; Short-term: lasting up to three weeks; Chronic: lasting three weeks or longer.

Below is a list of factors that can lead to insomnia:

Physical Conditions:
1. Bone, pancreas, and brain cancers
2. Toothache
3. Arthritis
4. Headache/Backache
5. Food poisoning
6. Hypertension
7. Premenstrual syndrome/Menstruation/Pregnancy/Menopause
8. Physical injury
9. Respiratory problems (asthma, hay fever, bronchitis, cold)
10. Restless legs
11. Sleep apnea

Environmental Situations:
1. Allergy from house dust mites
2. Bedroom temperature
3. Lighting
4. Noise (traffic, neighbors, partner’s snoring)

Psychological Problems:
1. Tension/Anxiety
2. Any psychiatric disorder
3. Depression/Grief
4. Excitement/Anticipation
5. Post-traumatic stress disorder
6. Worry/Stress

Habits:
1. Nicotine/Alcohol/Illicit drugs
2. Beta blockers
3. Caffeine (chocolate, colas, tea, coffee)
4. Corticosteroids/ Antidepressants/Asthma remedies/Nasal decongestants
5. Daytime napping
6. Night shifts/Eating too late at night
7. Strenuous late night exercise
8. Sudden weight loss from dieting
9. Theophylline
10. Withdrawal from psychoactive drugs

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am and is filed under Apnea, Insomnia, Sleep, Sleeping Pills. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.