Insomnia Side Effects – What can happen ?
Insomnia has a wide range of side effects. If you are not getting enough sleep, you already know that you feel unrested and tired in the daytime. But what other possible side effects can be related to insomnia ?
Side Effects of Insomnia:
Mental :
this is the first side effect that we all notice when we don’t get enough sleep is a change in our behavior. We can be a little irritated to seriously confused. Memory is affected and also your ability to concentrate. Your body needs sleep to regenerate physically and mentally and function normally.
Stress is usually a cause for not being able to sleep, and the insomnia makes us weaker physically, and enables us to deal with the stress. Then starts the vicious cycle. We are stressed, so we don’t sleep well – not sleeping creates anxiety and then we can’t sleep. We stress over not sleeping. Insomnia over time can lead to anxiety disorders and depression disorders.
Physical :
the minor side effect related to insomnia are headaches, pain in the muscles and joints ache
Sleeping is vital. Over time, if the sleeping disorder gets worse, the side effects can get more serious. If your body doesn’t sleep, it has to find a way to function to keep you alive. It will shift it’s attention to the vital organs and the blood is channeled away from the secondary organs. Then the insomnia side effects can include rashes or severely dry skin and loss of hair.
Treatment :
Insomnia side effects are treatable. You have to restore the sleep pattern. There are different types and levels of insomnia. Identifying the cause of not being able to sleep is of course the first step. It might be a medical or physical cause (like physical pain or pregnancy hormones ) or it might be anxiety and stress.