Homeopathy Remedies for Sleeplessness

Hearty meals and late suppers can frequently trouble you disturbed sleep at night, and even lack of sleep can occur. You keep tossing and turning on the bed, unable to get that much needed rest before you commence your hectic work schedule the next day. The intake of coffee or tea and other stimulants, habits of late rising in the morning, strong psychological emotions or mental exertions like reading or writing till late night, are among the chief causes of this derangement.

If sleeplessness arises either from eating too much at the evening meal or from late suppers, take Pulsatilla about one hour before going to bed.

Aconite is the remedy of choice when sleeplessness stems from mental anxiety, agitation, or by disquieting or shocking events, fear, fright or chagrin, especially if you feel heaviness of the head.

Take Belladonna one hour prior to retiring, when you feel sleepy but no sleep follows because the mind is overexcited. This remedy is also useful when you cannot restrain your thoughts and frightful visions disturb your sleep at night.

Nux vomica is the proper remedy when the lack of sleep is due to excessive mental applications like thinking, reading or writing till late night, and you fail to abandon ideas from crowding your mind and attain mental rest. This remedy is especially beneficial for persons addicted coffee or alcoholic drinks.

When you are sad, grief-stricken and depressed, or are anxious about something and as a result fail to sleep, take Ignatia. This will dispel depressing emotions and ensure a sound sleep - the only restorative for an over-worked brain.

Aged people suffering from sleeplessness will need Opium. This remedy can also be used when people experience inability to sleep due to fear or fright and if Aconite fails to relieve the symptom.

If you are suffering from fever or other any disease, or are in a convalescence stage, and suffer from sleeplessness, then take Hyoscyamus.

Young children afflicted with sleeplessness should be treated with Aconite, especially if they have fever or experience restlessness. If the symptoms are not alleviated within an hour, Coffea cruda should be given. These remedies can be repeated if necessary. Belladonna may be administered if the child cries without any perceptible reason.

If the child is starting and twitching and crying as well, it should be given Chamomilla. The medicines should be repeated until relief follows.

A sound sleep is imperative for proper functioning of the mind. Every adult human being needs 8 full hours of undisturbed sleep for enjoying a healthy life. The brain gets its maximum supply of oxygen only when the body is asleep. However, the stress and erratic lifestyles of modern times take a toll on restful sleep at night.

Lack of sleep can reduce mental alertness and lead to further health hazards that might be difficult to cure. Hence, do not neglect any sleeplessness that you might be experiencing, seek help and take measures to ensure you get your full night's sleep, every night.