Insomnia, sleeplessness

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Asked for Male, 60 Years

My father have sleeplessness problem. Even he take medicine for sleep yet he on't feel sleepy. I have meet a neurologist. He gave medicine for complication and sleeplessness still he can not sleep properly. He sleep only two three hours in 24 hours. I don't know whom I got treatment of my Father.

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Dr. Shashank Ballur

Psychiatrist 4 yrs exp Bangalore

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Causes of insomnia or sleeplessness are numerous. It could vary from a normal age related change to substance use related change to a diagnosis of depression/anxiety/functional insomnia. Your father needs to be evaluated in detail by a Psychiatrist and if need be, he will be referred to a Neurologist. Although medications are used in the treatment of insomnia, assuming that everything would be set right by pills alone would be an oversimplification.

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Consult a Psychiatrist in your vicinity and on a regular basis.

Health Tips

Try and learn about 'sleep hygiene' from online sources which are reliable and explain it to your father.

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Dr. Nikita Rajpal Psychiatrist 13 yrs exp Delhi · Accepted Answer

Dr. Nikita Rajpal

Psychiatrist 13 yrs exp Delhi

Hi, Sleep problems are usually associated with mental health problems.Please get him assessed for mental health problems as well. Treatment of mental health problem( psychiatric disorder) will take care of sleep as well.