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My 16mo only sleeps 4.5 hrs on a 24hr period. Help me. He has night terrors and a pattern of poor sleep habits run through out his fathers family.

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Hello there. I can understand your concern. I don't believe your history. 4.5 hours in 24hours doesn't even sound right. Anyways, take the child to a pediatrician in person for further evaluation ...  Read More

How to help a partner with Night Terrors? How to ease him? He puts the light on while sleeping, and is scared of most of the things. Tried talking if he had any sort of stress, he says none, except worried about this night terror incidents that happened recently.

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Hi iam a female of 24 years. I have been facing a problem called night terror since my childhood of age 12years. The problem in detail: my parents have been informing me that , In the night time while sleeping iam calling mummy daddy repeatedly so much louder.. Iam doing all these without knowing me. Please help..

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Night Terrors occur in the NREM sleep phase more so at 3-4hrs after falling asleep. The cause is unknown. There is effective treatment with medication course for 2months. Consult a sleep specialist or ...  Read More

Two episodes of night terrors over a period of 15 days. Happened for the first time, is there something to worry?

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Need clinical history and further evaluation ...  Read More

My son suffers from sleep terrors occasionally, he is 24 years old. It has started since past 4 years. Kindly suggest if I should consult a psychiatrist or a neurologist, which would be better?

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Consult a psychiatrist, sleep terror can be either due to sleep disturbances or anxiety ...  Read More

My child is waking up hourly during night and scream for about half an hour for no particular reason. Since i am having my second child who is 3 months old now we had stopped breast feeding at 1 and half years. We consulted pediatrician and as per her insturctions we had taken ultrasond scan, blood test abd EEG and every thing was normal. They also

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There is a permanent cure of your problem A homoeopathic constitutional treatment will solve your query Need more details Kindly consult direct through PRACTO For medicines and other info Dr Vishal Lo ...  Read More

My husband is experiencing Night Terror since his childhood, when consulted then, doctor said once he grows up and after getting married these type of issues will be resolved. But this is something vague I believe. Sometimes he starts screaming in sleep, which begins in a slow note followed by high pitched screaming. Sometimes he behaves aggressive

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From last few months my mother is suffering from sleep terror. My mom start crying while sleeping and when we wake her up she become normol. This is happening from last few months and happen after every 10 -20 days. Please help what to do and whome to consult.

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Sleep disturbances and sleep related abnormalities like nightmares, night terror etc will require a comprehensive evaluation prior to treatment. The precise description of sleep patterns, ongoing psyc ...  Read More

A ten year old boy is suffering from night terrors, he gets nightmares and gets scared and refuses to stay in his bed and gets tough to handle for half an hour or so. This has become frequent. He has lost his mother and calls for her so it might be that loss too. What will be best course to resolve these terrors and whatever anxiety he has been fac

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Yes but relief won't be that apparent ...  Read More

Although these symptoms is observed in children but same is with my mother who is 59 , diabetic, thyroid, bp In night somewhere around 2 or 3 we can hear a whispering by her which later can be heard like a conversation and some times a very loud screaming, in the middle of the night it is quite scary for all of us , she didn't even remember what sh

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I randomly sleep walk or shout at night that I have no idea of me doing, only when someone says in the morning i know things have happened. Of all the incidents I've not hurt myself or others. Somehow the brain knows where things are and dodge fans etc. How to prevent it from happening since I have no control and why does it happens? I'm confused.

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Sometimes people may walk, talk, or shout during sleep without realizing it; this is called Sleepwalking. It happens when the brain is only partly awake during deep sleep, so the body can move while t ...  Read More

Hi, I am Rebecca, 26yrs old. I used to work in the night shift now my timings have been changed to morning shift I'm facing difficulty in sleeping at night time. Not able to sleep at night and feeling sleepy during the day at work. Can you please help me with any solution or natural remedies to get proper sleep at night!!

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details. Kindly consult via whatsapp on nine zero two nine six zero zero four seven zero. ...  Read More

My 5 and half month old had eye infection ! Doctor suggested Attarax and Refzil for cold for 5 days (1ml in the morning and 1ml in the night ) My son has been very drowsy and sleeps a lot post that ! Is it normal ? Or something to be worried and looked at ? Doesn't wake up for feed

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Greetings kindly wake up the child and feed every 3 hrly atleast ...  Read More

Baby is 1 month old. My baby dosent sleep at night. But she sleeps very deeply during all day. Please suggest how to change her sleep routine as she cries and fussy all night.

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Greetings it's normal sleep pattern of the child till 3 month ...  Read More

My 12 month baby not sleeping at night very problem help me doctors what is reasons Aby medication for sleeping??

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It is not good to give medication for sleeping. First rule out the cause like 1. Whether Hungary? 2. Having stomach ache 3. Clothes uncomfortable 4. Wet diapers ...  Read More

Please suggest best practice treatment for deep sleep without nightmares or night terrors. I've tried several antidepressants, mood stabilisers, and propranolol 20 mg. Even clonotril 0.5 mg. And exercise and therapy doesn't work either. None of these have worked, except when it's something new for the first week or so. At least something which I

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Hi, it seems like you’ve been struggling with these symptoms for quite some time now and have tried a lot of medications without much success. Therefore it becomes imperative to find out the underlyin ...  Read More

I have started walking so that i can loose weight and sleep well.but still sleep does not come whole night. i then force fully masturbate than sleep comes.

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Greetings Sleep disturbance can be due to multiple reasons which need to be evaluated. Sleep and masturbation have no relation. Thank you ...  Read More

Hi my girlfriend is experiencing some fear around 1am at night...she wakes up between 4-5 am due to bad dream...it's happening for last 3days...she just takes overall-L prescribed by a gynecologist. What should we do?

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Hello, Visit a psychiatrist once. ...  Read More

I used to have anxiety issues because of my childhood and also i have problem in sleeping.. I used to sleep around 5-6 am in the morning... Doctor gave me medications 1)Depran-Forte[escitalopram 20mg;clonazepam ip 0.5mg] 2) Mirtee 15mg 3)Quel 25mg 4) Veegy 4g These medicines worked very well for me and now i have very less anxiety issues. But still

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Hello, Yes smoking can have this effect. Better stop or atleast reduce cigarette consumption. ...  Read More

This is my medication.. I have anxiety issues and also i cant sleep at night... When i started to take these medicines it worked very well and i used to sleep aroud 1-2 am.. But now it is not working..I also smoke a lot around 10 cigarette a day... Does smoking hamper my sleep and is it because of smoking that these medicines are not working???plzz

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Hi, I am facing issues while sleeping at night. Feels breathless, sufocated. Kindly let me understand the cause of this. Regards, Priyanka Narula

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult. ...  Read More

I am not able to sleep at night frok several Days please help me out i am not getting sleep at night time I am really In trouble dr please help me out

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Hello there. Sorry to hear of your difficulties. It would be good to consult a psychiatrist immediately who could assess you and identify the reason for your insomnia and prescribe appropriate medicat ...  Read More

I am not getting proper sleep during night. I have tried few methods to make me sleep without having any pills. But still nothing is working out. I want to sleep peacefully at night. Please help me with this.

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Hello, Sometimes anxiety, lifestyle, daily routine can effect your sleep pattern. Of course pills are not at all good as solutions. Counselling can help to improve your sleep quality. ...  Read More

One in a month or like once in 20 days I wake up at night and talk a language that no one knows sometimes I walk in sleep . But it's not that often . I am a bit scared pls help . I am a 15 year old boy

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Consultation with a psychiatrist is advisable ...  Read More

Not able to sleep till late night Lot of overthinking on small issues Unable to focus and study for long time

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Consult me on practo need elaborate history ...  Read More

Hi, I don't get sleep often. If I sleep for 3 days well, the fourth day I may not get sleep. Also I have anxiety issues regarding sleep because of nightmares. I want to establish a good sleep routine.

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It’s seems u may have anxiety with insomnia. Try medication like Melatonin ...  Read More

Sleeping issue at night Wake up in between and again take time for sleep Need consultation for proper sleep

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That can be because of different issues. ...  Read More

I lost my father due to covid on 20.06.2012. My mother also recovered from covid. She has diabetic . She is going through many thing after my dad's death. Not sleeping at night or day. Plz guide me what should I do for her.

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After a family members death grief reaction starts, and most likely she is in stage second. Needs further history about other symptoms of mood disorder to rule out whether she is suffering with depres ...  Read More

Sometimes like once a week,Iam not feeling sleepy at night . In one instance I don't sleep whole night keep trying to sleep but not done and next night also iam not feeling sleepy and I am able to sleep by 3-4 am only. Iam hypertensive and this causes my bp to rise at night if I don't sleep. Please suggest.

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You can take medications of sleep once in a while. Consult me on practo for proper guidance and medication. The cause of your insomnia is mostly anxiety. Have you checked your thyroid levels recently? ...  Read More

Not getting sleep, Waking up frequently at night Feeling lonely Feeling scared due to loneliness.

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Hi, you can consult a psychologist who will assess what is causing lack of sleep. It is known that stress and anxiety can cause sleep disorders. You can explain about your condition in detail with a p ...  Read More

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