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Insomnia trouble
How to fight Insomnia? My mother sleeps at 10pm everyday but finds difficulty sleeping. She said all unwanted information run back&4th in her head while just closing eyes and trying to sleep. She's also suffering from lower back pain, not acute.
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Hi,
Try the following suggestions, if it's not working out,then go for comprehensive assessment.
1. Keep sleep diary
2. Don't sleep in day time
3. Finish your dinner before 7.30pm.
4. Bed timings must be between 9pm to 9.30pm
5. Try reading boring books for 20 mins.
6. Followed by do deep breathing for 6 times( focusing only on breathing).
7. Wake up at 6pm , go for an walk for 45 mins.
8. Avoid coffee intake too much.
9. Check any tablets is interfering her sleep with dr.
All the best
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Dr. Anjendra R Targe
Psychiatrist
18 yrs exp
Pune
Hi there,
Your mom's trouble with sleep is not a singular condition in itself. The thought rumination, which causes anxiety, is resulting in insomnia. Also chronic lower back pain could be a cause in itself, or a manifestation of Depression.
Kindly get her a Psychiatric consultation, where the cause of the insomnia can be addressed and measures taken accordingly.
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Dr. Sugandha Gupta
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18 yrs exp
Delhi
Insomnia can be caused by multiple medical, psychiatric, or psychological causes. Your mother would require a comprehensive assessment to understand the basis of insomnia. Subsequent to the assessment, plan of management can be made. Insomnia can be treated with medication and/or psychological intervention as per the assessment. Hope this helps you.
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