Can Sleep Disorders Cause Depression?
Mike Eggert
A recent steady has shown that millions of Americans and on a lesser
scale a great number of Europeans have sleep disorders of one kind or
another. Many say no matter how hard they try, it is hard to get good a
night sleep. There is a high price attached to this loss of sleep,
somewhere in the billons of dollars, let alone the emotional problems
being faced by the people with these different sleep disorders.
It was once thought insomnia was not a sleep disorder, but now it
appears insomnia is much more than just a sleep disorder. When a person
finds it hard to fall asleep or wakes up several times during the
night, and does not sleep to the desired time in the morning this could
be and many times is insomnia. Many people over the age of 50 suffer
some degree of this disorder. Unless there is some kind of illness
causing the problem or an inherited trait, then it might be a
combination of psychological and or environmental problems. In this
case only your doctor can tell you for sure.
There are different degrees of insomnia. If the disorder lasts but a
week or two it may be caused by some problem that has happened in a
person's life and even though we think we are over the problem it still
could be in the back of our minds and be causing a sleep disorder at
different times. This kind of insomnia is easily treated and often
lasts a short time maybe a month or so. Chronic insomnia is much more
serious and may be due to a combination of factors such as medical,
physical, or psychological. This type of insomnia needs to be treated
with sometimes a combination of medication, and if left untreated can
lead to a future onset of depression.
Sleep disorders can be the cause of daytime tiredness, bad mood, and
difficulty in concentrating, as well as an increased risk of personal
injury. It is best of course not to buy over the counter medication,
and have a doctor prescribe a treatment after a medical diagnosis.
Therapy of some kind may be necessary along with retraining a person on
how to relax. Once a treatment program begins unless there is an
illness of some kind, it could take several months to get back to
getting a good nights sleep, although it could be much less, depending
on the response to the medication and treatment prescribed.
Many things contribute to poor sleep and not always will the problem be
insomnia. Many times our daily lives are the real problem such as
attitude, how we accept everyday problems, keeping a regular schedule,
and so on. If you have any kind of sleep disorder and are not getting
better, be sure to visit your doctor, if for no other reason than piece
of mind. Just the assurance that your sleep problem is very common in
today's world will go along way to getting a good night sleep.
There are many types and causes of sleep disorders. For more
information and help, please visit
http://sleepdisorder.factslink.com
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