FAQ - Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
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What percent of people in the world suffer from chronic sleep disorders?


Also, how about America?

I'm doing a speech on sleep disorders tomorrow and I can't find the percentages anywhere.
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it is between 10 and 20 per cent. depending on the disorder for the world, and for America
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Can Coffee cause anxiety and sleep disorders?


Can Coffee cause anxiety and sleep disorders?
And does Coffee increase your metabolism ?

Thank you.
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Coffee increases the basic metabolic rate, which helps burn more calories. It increases mental clarity, as well as muscular coordination, can help to increase respiration rates and gives also a boost to low blood pressure. Indeed, several studies have concluded that metabolic rate or energy expenditure is positively affected by coffee consumption. For example, a study in the American Journal of Physiology in 1995 showed that energy expenditure increases by about 10% in response to caffeine ingestion.
Caffeine is the world’s most popular psychoactive drug. It boosts metabolism and energy levels, making you feel more alert by interfering with the action of drowse-inducing adenosine in the brain. It also manipulates the same channels in the brain as amphetamines, activating the brain’s pleasure centers. A recent study from Brazil finding that people who drink coffee with milk each day are less likely to have depression. Also, studies have shown that coffee drinkers have a lower incidence of suicide than the rest of the population. Caffeine is a stimulant which, in moderate amounts, helps with fatigue associated with depression. Coffee has been shown to contain small quantities of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), which are natural antidepressants.
Just make sure you drink GOOD coffee and not the cheapest stuff you can get your hands on! Coffee should be handpicked, and best are Arabica beans. Order coffee farm direct, and you'll be surprised how well it tastes, let's you sleep, and you'll never go back to the regular supermarket shelves for it.  (+ info)

What are some symptoms of sleep disorders?


I havent been sleeping well for about seven months now and i had an episode of sleep paralysis last night. Its starting to aftect my mental and physical health. Do i have a sleep disorder?
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you may have a sleep disorder idk for sure ~how about stopping all caffeine including energy drinks & pops for a week or so & should really help your sleep also you may wish to take a long hot shower or long soak in the tub ~then take a couple of tylenol & go to bed ~I like hearing the noise of a fan so I have it running right next to my bed & it works well for me~also pray & ask God to help you out w/your sleep problem & trust me it does work~pleasant dreams♦  (+ info)

What disease/disorders cause sleep deprivation?


I'm doing a Research paper on sleep deprivation and i have found that some diseases and disorders such as insomnia cause sleep deprivation. Please give me more :]

I appreciate your help <3
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sleep apnea  (+ info)

Does anybody know about sleep disorders when first starting MMT?


I started MMT almost a week ago and have not been able to sleep for more than 45min - 1hr at a time. I wake up all through the night and can't go back to sleep for about 30min or so. Yesterday I did take a 1 and 1/2 hr nap. But that's been about it. I am really really tired. Should this go away soon?
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You are not stable your dose yet. Are they still increasing you say 5mg every other day? Once you reach your dose (everybody's varies) that is one way you know is because of your sleep. That is one question my clinic always asked me when started was "How is your sleep?" As long as it was meed up they increased my dose until I reached 80mg and I was stable for a few weeks then I started hang trouble with my stomach again and they increased me to 85mg. This was the magic number for me but for some is much higher. My clinic doesn't like to go much higher which goes against research but fortunately isn't too much of a problem for me. So, Yes, it will get better. The best part for me was not waking up in withdrawal. What a bless! Good Luck!  (+ info)

What role does a lack of safety signals play in the development & maintenance of generalized anxiety disorders?


What role does a lack of safety signals play in the development and maintenance of generalized anxiety disorder?
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Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.

Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.

But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There's this strange herb called "St John's Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced... you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction... There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to....

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Do you think it's possible that sleep disorders are at the root of most common mental disorders?


I'm talking about depression and schizophrenia mainly. It's been documented that people who are deprived of sleep for long periods of time will show symptoms of psychosis, and people with depression tend to sleep in longer and feel fewer symptoms when they are well-rested. Could the conscious behavior of the mentally ill be symptoms of prolonged improper sleep, as if only a part of their brain had chronic insomnia and was the source of the malfunction?
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Dear Millenious C. Dingleberries................... sure, why not? at least a contributing factor.
Science really doesnt know much about the brain, it is all hypothetical, and even the brain function scans, are evaluated based on theory, not science. There is no 'evidence based ' methods for psychiatry, et al.
there is no proof that seratonin, or dopamine, or any of that is even real.
antidepressants are thought to be placebo by their own scientists........
I personally am more in the corner of the hormone experts that show balancing the hormones greatly improve a persons mental health and in some cases irradicate it entirely......
we know sleep is very important.....
your guess is as good as theirs , at this point.
PS what Patti above said is accurate........and many hormone experts believe that hormones cause schizp, bi polar, depression,etc .........hormones regulate sleep, btw  (+ info)

What are the names of some sleep disorders?


Insomnia isnt the only one right? i'v been having alot of trouble sleeping lately so i would like to no if i have a sleep disorder,
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OK this qxn is too general, so let's have some fun.

...sleep apnea...sleep paralysis...sleeping sickness...sleep deprivation...sleeping with teh wrong person....sleeping on the job......and sleeping around  (+ info)

How can I measure if I have sleep disorders?


For example running an overnight camera would require leaving the night light on which would bother my sleeping itself.

Letting the camera collect more light per picture would leave too seldom pictures to read movement.

It would probably be less complicated to record sounds for snoring.

Please give me all your ideas if you think of any.
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Go to the doctors and request for something that monoters your brain while you sleep. I had one done, they found abnormalities but said it was nothing to worry about. I would recomend it because it's free and you get the advise of a professional.  (+ info)

Whats the best cure for insomnia or sleep disorders?


I have a terrible habit of sleeping during the day and staying up all night wondering what the fck to do. Any suggestions?

And no, I don't drink blood.
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Insomnia is often caused by fear, stress, anxiety, medications, herbs, caffeine, depression or sometimes for no apparent reason. Make sure your bedroom is quiet and dark. Soak a tablespoon of mint leaves in a cup of water for an hour, drink every night. Check out http://useinfo-insomnia.blogspot.com/ for more info  (+ info)

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