The term insomnia refers to an inability to fall asleep or to remain asleep for an adequate length of time. This may cause chronic fatigue that affects one’s life and work.
Chronic insomnia is often a symptom of a serious underlying medical disorder. Half of all insomnia cases can be attributed to stress, depression and psychological disorder.
A lack of the nutrients calcium and magnesium can also contribute to insomnia. Systemic disorders involving the brain, digestive system, endocrine system, heart, liver, lungs and pancreas may affect sleep, as can poor nutritional habits and eating too close to bedtime.
Sleeping pills should not be used too often as the body can become dependent on the medicine and eventually, abusers of sleeping medication can find it very difficult to stop taking the tablets. Sleeping medication can leave users feeling drowsy and lethargic in the morning.
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