Are you among one of the millions of Americans that suffer from insomnia at night? If so, then you know how addicting regular prescription sleeping medications can be and the destruction that they can actually have on your body by way of overcoming the side effects, or worse -- If you have become addicted to the sleeping pills your doctor prescribed, you are eventually going to have to stop using them and then it is highly likely you will go through a withdrawal phase in your life because of the addiction.

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Lack of sleep and its 5 main triggers

By remdy On April 1, 2010 Under Natural Sleep Remedy

There is no single cause for lack of sleep. Some people have a chronic illness which causes it and they actually know it, because they are under doctor’s care. However for the rest of us, the ‘regular’ folks, it’s a bit hard to pinpoint it, what is the one thing that causes insomnia. Well, recent research has found that there are at least 5 major triggers that can cause insomnia, and they can be either singular triggers, or a combination of several.Here are the main 5 triggers for lack of sleep. Recognise any of these in your own life?

Anxiety and stress - as I have mentioned in a previous article, stress and anxiety can indeed cause lack of sleep.
Snoring - not yours, your partner’s. Best advice here, get him or her to see a doctor. Serious sleep apnea can evolve from a heavy snoring. And then there will be 2 people in the house with sleep problems: you with your insomnia, and your partner with their sleep apnea!
Working in shifts, rotation based - this can be a serious trigger to a lack of sleep. Not everybody is affected by it, but more sensitive people’s lives can be impacted in a way that lack of sleep is a sad outcome
The usual suspect: coffee, alcohol and cigarettes. I think this is quite well known and if you are a heavy user of any of these (or of drugs and excess eating), it’s only you that can stop you
Old(er) age. It is a fact that the older one gets, the less sleep they need. Unfortunately it is not uncommon that the ‘less sleep’ will turn to a serious lack of sleep problem. This is mostly due to the lack of a particular hormone in the body called melatonin. Melatonin pills can be bought over the counter at any pharmacy, however it is not advisable using them without a doctor’s consultation and agreement first.

There are several other triggers for lack of sleep as well, but the most common ones, found in 92% of all the people with insomnia, are the ones mentioned above. In later articles I will go more indepth in each of these 5, explaining what they really are and what to do about them.

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