Introduction

Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which people have difficulty falling asleep or can not stay asleep as long as they want . Insomnia implies daytime sleepiness, low energy, irritability, and a depressed mood. It may result in an increased risk of road accident, problems focusing and learning. Insomnia can be short term, lasting for days or weeks, or long term, lasting more than a month sometimes lasting for years if not treated correctly. Insomnia can occur in certain types of conditions including stress, chronic pain, heart failure, restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, … or by the intake of certain medications, and drugs such as caffeine, nicotine and alcohol. Talking about your day life concerns, intake of medication, … with your doctor is an essentiel step in the process of treating insomnia Between 10% and 30% of adults have insomnia at any given point in time and up to half of people have insomnia in a given year. About 6% of people have insomnia that is not due to another problem and lasts for more than a month. People over the age of 65 are affected more often than younger people and females are more often affected than males. These statistics are dramatic. It shows that insomnia need to be taken seriously !