If you make up the 33% of adults who suffer from sleeplessness, you may wonder how to sleep better at night. For most insomniacs this is the holy grail of questions. For the insomniac, bedtime is a lonely, frustrating and often depressing time.
Generally insomnia develops of because of normal everyday life. Financial struggles, work, relationships and family life can all be factors in its cause. You may have guessed already that stress is a major cause of insomnia.
A question that gets asked by most insomniacs: How much sleep do I need? The easiest way to determine how much sleep you need is by how you feel in the day. If you feel like a bag or rubble and ready to collapse on the floor, then obviously you’re not getting enough sleep. Feeling excessive tiredness in the day maybe a sign of sleep deprivation, however the amount of sleep needed from one person to the next really depends on several factors including your diet, age, the amount of exercise you get and what you do during the day.
THERE are many drugs available in the US market for the treatment of depression. Two widely used drugs are: Lexapro (escitalopram) and Paxil (paroxetine). A number of studies have been conducted to compare the usefulness of these two drugs. Overall, it has been observed that Lexapro scores over Paxil in the matters of efficacy and tolerance in the treatment of both depression and generalized anxiety disorders (GADs). Lexapro and Paxil belong to the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) family of drugs that are used in the treatment of depression and generalized anxiety disorders. They help restore the serotonin balance in the brain (serotonin is the mood-influencing neurotransmitter in the central nervous system) and thus help the patient feel better. Let’s look at the differences and similarities between Lexapro and Paxil:
There are millions of people who cannot get to sleep at night. Their minds are racing about the day’s events, the plans for tomorrow and all the stresses of the week. While this can and probably has happened to most of us at one time, there are those who struggle with this every night. When sleepless nights occur often, it is called insomnia.
There are a number of reasons why certain people cannot fall asleep. It could be a mind that is forever thinking, or a body that aches. Whatever the reason is, the cure would be from a substance that induces like symptoms.