Insomnia is mostly related to these 4 factors. Don't take sleeping pills unless you have to.

In daily life, many people should have experienced insomnia. However, people often know less about the causes of insomnia. For an adult healthy person, there are actually many reasons why he or she suffers from insomnia.

Generally speaking, insomnia may be related to the following factors:

1. Environmental factors: If the living or working environment or bed is suddenly changed, or if it is affected by complex factors such as noise and temperature, it will inevitably have a corresponding impact on the body's sleep.

2. Mental factors: In daily life, if you encounter something unpleasant or have a lot of work pressure, it is easy to cause insomnia.

3. Personal reasons: Traveling across several time zones at high speed or working the night shift can also cause insomnia because the body clock has not yet adapted to the new circadian rhythm.

4. The influence of taking drugs or irritating foods. The more common ones are strong tea and coffee, which may eventually lead to insomnia.

Many people always think of sleeping pills when they have insomnia, which is wrong, because occasional insomnia is something that everyone may encounter, just like a cold or fever. In addition, there are many reasons for insomnia. If you use sleeping pills without finding the cause of insomnia, you will not be able to really solve the problem of insomnia. Therefore, in general, it is not recommended to take sleeping pills for occasional insomnia. Short sleep time does not mean insomnia, because as people age, their sleep time will gradually become shorter, so don't think that you have to sleep for eight hours.

Even if you really want to use sleeping pills, you should take them under the guidance of a doctor, and long-term use is not recommended. Try not to take them for more than two or three weeks to avoid becoming addicted to them and being unable to fall asleep without them. Because sleeping pills act on the brain nerves, long-term use will not only lead to dependence, but also inhibit the active functioning of the brain.

In short, medicine is poisonous. If you have a correct understanding of sleeping pills, you will find that sleeping pills are the last resort when you have insomnia. Occasional insomnia is not a serious situation. You must maintain a relatively good attitude and try to find the cause as soon as possible to avoid it.

Guiding expert: Zhao Qiankang, attending physician, Department of Neurology, East Branch, Tianjin First Central Hospital

Expertise: Thirteen years of clinical experience, specializing in neurological diseases, headaches, dizziness, epilepsy, etc.

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