What causes poor sleep?!


Question: What causes poor sleep!?
I recently stopped getting refreshing sleep!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Poor sleep may develop for no apparent reason!. However, there are a number of possible causes!.


You may remember the normal times of being awake in the night!. You may feel that to wake in the night is not normal, and worry about getting back off to sleep!. You may 'clock watch', and check the time each time you wake up!. This may make you irritated or anxious, and you are more likely to remember the times of wakefulness!. You may then have an impression of having a bad night's sleep, even if the total amount of time asleep was normal!.


Poor sleep is often temporary!. This may be because of stress, a work or family problem, jet-lag, a change of routine, a strange bed, etc!. Poor sleep in these situations usually improves in time!.

You may find it difficult to switch off your anxieties about work, home or personal problems!. Also, poor sleep is sometimes due to depression!. Other symptoms of depression include: a low mood, lethargy, poor concentration, tearfulness, and persistent negative thoughts!. Depression is common!. Treatment of depression or anxiety often cures the poor sleep too!.

Various illnesses keep some people awake!. For example, illness causing pain, breathlessness, leg cramps, indigestion, cough, itch, hot flushes, dementia, mental health problems, etc!.

These can interfere with sleep!. There are three common culprits!. many people take an alcoholic drink to help sleep!. Alcohol actually causes broken sleep and early morning wakefulness!.
Caffeine - which is in tea, coffee, some soft drinks such as cola, and even chocolate!. It is also in some painkiller tablets and other drugs (check the ingredients on the drug packet)!. Caffeine is a stimulant and may cause poor sleep!.
Nicotine (from smoking) is a stimulant, and it would help not to smoke!.
Some drugs sometimes interfere with sleep!. For example, diuretics ('water tablets'), some antidepressants, steroids, beta-blockers, some slimming tablets, painkillers containing caffeine, and some cold remedies containing pseudoephedrine!. Also, if you suddenly stop taking regular sleeping tablets or other sedative drugs, this can cause 'rebound' poor sleep!.

Some people just need less sleep than others!. If your sleep pattern has not changed, and you do not feel sleepy during the day, then you are probably getting enough sleep!. Older people and people who do little exercise tend to need less sleep!. Some people think they should be able to nap during the day - and sleep eight hours at night!

Whatever the initial cause, worry about poor sleep, and worry about feeling tired the next day, are common reasons for the problem to become worse!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I have the same problem, I'd thought it was things on my mind like uni stress, but have now finished and still cant sleep though am always tired!.!.!. Ive tried a couple of sleeping pills (herbal and over the counter) and they do help a bit, though i am aware i don't want to take them often as they still make me lethargic the following day!. Like the others said, try stopping drinking / smoking / and using technology like phones or computers before you go to bed!. Apparently they all are stimulants that keep you awake!.!. Hope you get a decent night soon!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Is there anything on your mind!?!? Usually worrying about something going on (even subconciously) hugely affects sleep!.
Other than that if you drink caffine, alcohol or smoke limit or eliminate these
Failing that there is a slim chance it could be physical e!.g!. thyoid problem in which case if this is ongoing it may be worth just getting checked over!.

Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com

adding to bomber's list:
-irregular sleeping hours,
-stimulating activities before sleeping hours (NO innuendo meant here: e!.g!. playing on a games console just before going to bed)
-lack of exercise
-bad mattress (can be too soft or too hard)
-bad dietWww@Answer-Health@Com

Have you recently become more stressed!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

stress
alcohol
caffiene
noise
heat
coldWww@Answer-Health@Com





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