So, what kind of treatment is suitable for insomnia patients?
1. Sleeping pills: quick-acting and easy to rely on.
Pharmacologically speaking, sleeping pills force sleep by inhibiting the central nervous system, so they take effect quickly and are widely used to treat insomnia. But it does not solve the root cause of insomnia, and the side effects of sleeping pills are also obvious: first, addiction, easy to form long-term dependence and drug resistance; The second is to make people's intelligence decline and memory decline; And prone to nervous system symptoms such as headache, dizziness, irritability, irritability, etc., burying hidden dangers of Alzheimer's disease; The third is to cause more nightmares, early awakening and other sleep abnormalities; The fourth is to increase the metabolic burden of liver and kidney, causing multiple organ damage. Therefore, sleeping pills must be taken according to the doctor's advice and regularly quantified.
2. Chinese patent medicine: the system conditioning effect is slow.
Chinese medicine pays attention to syndrome differentiation and treatment, and divides insomnia into many types according to the cause, and different types need different drug treatment. The advantage of Chinese medicine is that it pays attention to the whole body conditioning from the root, but the effect of Chinese medicine is relatively slow. Especially some Chinese patent medicines, due to the changes of modern people's diet structure, great changes have taken place in modern people's physique. If you don't know the specific reasons for your insomnia, taking it blindly will not achieve the expected effect.
3. Depigmentation: In vitro supplementation is difficult to treat.
Some experts believe that sleep is related to melatonin secreted by the brain, and melatonin supplementation can promote sleep. Therefore, melatonin products bring hope to insomnia patients. However, the research facts over the years have once again disappointed people. Melatonin is not the decisive factor of sleep, and its role in promoting sleep is very limited. At the same time, if the brain's melatonin secretion function cannot be restored, only external supplementation will inhibit and reduce the normal melatonin secretion function of the brain and aggravate insomnia.
food therapy
◆ Shenwei Decoction Material: 20 grams of Radix Pseudostellariae and 30 grams of Schisandra chinensis.
Practice: after frying, add syrup, take 15 ml each time, twice a day.
Efficacy: Treating insomnia, palpitation and fatigue.
◆ Raw lily soup material: raw lily 100g.
Practice: add 500 ml of water to raw lily, add appropriate amount of sugar after simmering, and take it in two or three times.
Efficacy: It is suitable for insomnia caused by residual heat after illness and deficiency of heart yin.
Ten ways to improve sleep quality
1. Stick to a regular routine and don't stay up too late on weekends. If you go to bed late on Saturday and get up late on Sunday, you may lose sleep on Sunday night.
Don't eat or drink before going to bed. Eat a small amount of dinner about two hours before going to bed, and don't drink too much water, because going to the toilet at night will affect the quality of sleep; Don't eat spicy and greasy food at night, because these foods will also affect sleep.
3. Stay away from coffee and nicotine before going to bed. You are advised not to drink coffee eight hours before going to bed.
4. Choose exercise time. Afternoon exercise is the best time to help sleep, and regular exercise can improve the quality of sleep at night.
5. Keep the room temperature slightly cool. A little lower temperature in the bedroom helps you sleep.
6. Sleep at night. Taking a nap during the day may lead to sleep deprivation at night. The sleep time during the day is strictly controlled within 1 hour, and I can't sleep after 3 pm.
7. Keep quiet. Turn off the TV and radio, because silence is very beneficial to improve the quality of sleep.
8. A comfortable bed. A comfortable bed provides you with a good sleeping space. Besides, you should make sure that the bed is spacious enough.
9. Take a bath before going to bed. Taking a hot bath before going to bed helps to relax your muscles and make you sleep better.
10. Don't rely on sleeping pills. Always consult a doctor before taking sleeping pills. It is recommended that you take sleeping pills for no more than 4 weeks.