Treatments, Causes of Insomnia | Sleeplessness Remedies, Symptoms

Insomnia: Sleeplessness

Sleeplessness Remedies, Causes

Insomnia is sleeplessness. Fear, grief, overly tired, overwork, sickness and worry lead to insomnia. Disagreeable food can also cause it. If insomnia has been going on for some time, sleeping aids have been tried and homeopathic remedies have not brought any relief then see your homeopath or physician immediately.

Symptoms, Treatments of Insomnia

• Disturbing nightmares, scary dreams; sudden awakening from sleep; sleeplessness affecting seniors; usually after fever and emotional shock

Remedy – Aconitum

• Confusing, anxious and restless dreams; tired and sleepy in the morning; particularly in sensitive children and seniors

Better – Warm room
Remedy – Alumina

• Damn tired but unable to go to sleep because of worries; muscles twitching during sleep; limbs are cold or numb; has to get up and walk around.

Remedy – Ambra

• Difficulty in falling asleep during a test or important appointments; scary dreams; exhausted in the morning; always expects the worst.

Remedy – Argentum nitricum

• Can’t sleep due to restlessness or being over-tired; scary dreams, waking up between two and three in the morning; exhausted.

Better – Sleeping on a softer surface.
Remedy – Arnica

• Difficulty in falling asleep due to worries and fear of failure; often physically exhausted; mentally overactive; awakens after nightmares.

Remedy – Arsenicum album

• Restless, grinds teeth, screams; startled when falling asleep and during sleep; bothered by pulsating sensation in the blood vessels; particularly when there is headache and/or fever.

Remedy – Belladonna

• Cannot fall asleep due to exciting bed time reading or due to worries at work; awakened by scary dreams.

Remedy – Bryonia

• Inability to fall asleep until the early morning hours; awakens frequently even at the slightest noise; has constantly repetitive unpleasant thoughts; chews; grinds teeth.

Worse – Full moon, cold
Remedy – Calcarea carbonica

• Tired but unable to fall asleep; extremely hot; particularly after hot arguments and coffee; rheumatism and muscle cramps

Remedy – Chamomilla

• Can’t fall asleep even if overly tired; sudden, uncontrollable yawning because of night work, lack of sleep or nursing.

Remedy – Cocculus

• Cannot sleep because of total mental/physical over- stimulation; can hear every sound; awakens constantly. Too much tea, coffee or chamomile tea

Remedy – Coffea

• Light, restless sleep before a test or important appointment; constantly thinking, cant fall asleep

Remedy – Gelsemium

• Light sleep with long dreams; muscle twitching while falling asleep; usually occurs after grief and worry; arms itch; intense yawning.

Remedy – Ignatia

• Sleeplessness because of grief and worry; sleep walking; nightmares; grinding teeth; fear of failure

Remedy – Kali bromatum

• Tired and still unable to sleep; wide awake in the evening; works till midnight; light, restless sleep.

Worse – In the morning, warmth
Remedy – Lachesis

• Dreaming about accidents; dazed during the day.

Remedy – Lycopodium

• Cannot go to sleep after being upset and due to worries; dreams of robbery; twitching of muscles during sleep.

Remedy – Natrum chloratum

• Sleeplessness when thoughts revolve around work and business.

Remedy – Nux vomica

• Restless, children or seniors waking up often

Remedy – Passiflora

• Waking up constantly; falling asleep late and tired while waking up; very tired after a meal and hungry during the night.

Remedy – Phosphorus

• Trouble falling asleep; very tired in the afternoon; wide awake in the evening; wakes up before midnight, often hands are crossed over head or stomach.

Remedy – Pulsatilla

• Totally exhausted; wakes up frequently; falls asleep late; sleeplessness during early morning hours; thinks somebody has been calling.

Remedy – Sepia

• Falling asleep late, wakes up before midnight and then cannot go back to sleep; sleep walking; severe perspiration of the head.

Remedy – Silicea

• Drowsy, light sleep; needs lots of pillows; talks in sleep; wakes up frequently; pushes feet out from under the covers.

Remedy – Sulfur

• Nervous sleep with muscle cramps and itchy skin, worsens upon waking up; vivid dreams.

Remedy – Valeriana

Treating Insomnia:

Homeopathic remedies are available in the form of drops, globuli, tablet and powder.
Dosage for all the above listed everyday complaints and illnesses is the same. For home treatment of insomnia particularly two potencies thirty and two hundred are useful. Beginners can treat with thirty potency and experienced can choose two hundred potency. Medicine should be taken either two hours before or one hour after meal.

• In case of acute problems such as anxiety attacks, a standard dose of a thirty or two hundred remedy should be taken every half an hour till improvement is seen.
• This process should however not be continued for more than two hours.
• After five standard doses, the remedy should be taken less frequently.
• After acute treatment, a standard dose of thirty to two hundred should be taken only once a day till improvement is seen.

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