Does anyone know if insomnia is an inherited trait?!


Question: Does anyone know if insomnia is an inherited trait!?
My 16 year old son has the same trouble sleeping that I have had all my life, and it is causing all sorts of problems w/ grades and keeping a normal schedule!. I found an herbal remedy called Deep Sleep, which worked for a few days and now he's back to not sleeping!.
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Answers:
It can be inherited!. My dad, brother and I all have trouble with insomnia!. My dad and I take ambien but I am older and don't recommend putting a 16 year old on it!. Is he having any other problems like depression that could be affecting his sleep!? I think you should talk to a doctor if it is really bad!. There are some non-addictive prescription sleep aides like trazodone but at that young age you should only go down the prescription path if it is a serious problem affecting him during the day!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Well it seems your son has a real problem,!.!.!.!.Yes, Insomnia can be an inherent trait but it isn't always inherent!. Let me ask you this!?!.!.!.!.!.!.have you had migraines!?!.!.!.!.has your son had migraines!?!.!.!.is this an "all of a sudden kind of thing!?!.!.the sleeping thing I mean!?!.!.!.!.!.!.!.I would suggest that if you can afford it, you see a neurologit ASAP,!.!.!.!.a sleep disoreder can be the beginning of some very serious socio-mental problems later on in life if not already!. Sleep disorders can be linked to epilepsy and other siezure disorders but don't let this scare you into thinking you two have some kind of wierd,unknown disease!. Sleep disorders, if caught in time!?!.!.!.!.!.can be treated practically but sleep disorders in later life!?!.!.!.!.say after 30!?!.!.!.can end up as a permanant thing and don't let doctors convince you otherwise!.!.!.!.!.!.cuz in truth they are just now exploring this problem!.!.!.!.!.notice I didn't say "disease", I said Problem,!.!.!.!.!.problems can be dealt with in various ways, diseases usually have a standard treatment that does'nt always work!.!.!.!.!.Cheer up though and go see your doctor!.!.!.!.!.he's 16 now, at age 17 he can go in the military with your signature and the services deal with sleep disorders very well I assure you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Sleeping problems are common, especially during adolescence!. For the most part, insomnia is not an inherited trait, however, inability to deal with psychosocial stressors is!.

Rarely, unless there has been a brain injury is insomnia due to anything but stress (thinking too much, worrying, etc)

EXERCISE during the day = better sleep at night

No caffiene after dinner

There are plety of sleep aids however, relying on medications to help you sleep will make it impossible tio sleep without them!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

melatonin some thing most people make in their bodies naturally
it probably in there
works great
only side effect I have seen is I am well rested
i am the same way
always have been
exercise is another big thing
is he getting any!?
even a walk!?
I have also given my kids or my self benadryl
comes in generic too
it also has anti anxiety properties that may be driving the problem

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MY NEPHEW HAS THE SAME PROBLEM
AND NOW HE HAS TO WORK DURING THE DAY !.
HE HAS BEEN TAKING BENADRIL
BUT WE BOTH KNOW THAT CAN'T ALWAYS BE THE ANSWER
I SLEEP WITH THE TV ON NOW
IT WASN'T ALWAYS THAT WAY FOR ME UNTIL MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY !. NOW IT IS
STRANGE!.
I CAME HERE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANSWERS
TO YOUR QUESTION MYSELF!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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