Sometimes a major or traumatic event sparks an occurrence . Examples could be : Injury or surgery The loss of a loved one Job loss
Some develop temporary insomnia after a relatively minor event , like extremes in weather , an exam at school , trouble at work or even just traveling . In most of these cases , when the condition resolves , normal sleep returns .
Treatment is usually resorted to when the sleepiness continues for more than a few weeks or interferes with the person ’ s normal functioning . A full physical would be in order to see if there is some illness at the bottom of the problem .
We should also be sure to address hormones , as they seem to play a major role in insomnia in women . Although such insomnia is most often temporary , it can certainly play havoc in someone ’ s life . During menstruation , the level of a certain hormone ( progesterone ) plunges , causing insomnia . It ’ s been shown that during pregnancy , this same hormone changes within the body greatly in the first three months and the last three months and that insomnia often results . The same is true for menopause . But when you find a woman with chronic insomnia after the age of 50 , it is likely due to other causes .
Chronic Insomnia is another story . It seems to have more deep-seated roots . But it can be a mixture of reasons .
A large percentage of chronic insomnia cases prove to have some sort of psychological basis . Most often , the cause of insomnia is anxiety and depression . But it should be noted that insomnia may itself cause emotional problems , so it is often unclear which condition triggered the other , or if they both have a common source . Evidence exists in a national survey by the US Department of Health and