{"id":340239,"date":"2015-08-10T08:03:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T00:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/understanding-the-origin-of-your-insomnia-stops-the-need-for-sleeping-pills-340239.html"},"modified":"2015-08-10T08:03:42","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T00:03:42","slug":"understanding-the-origin-of-your-insomnia-stops-the-need-for-sleeping-pills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/dossier\/how-to-get-sleeping-pills\/understanding-the-origin-of-your-insomnia-stops-the-need-for-sleeping-pills-340239.html","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the origin of your insomnia stops the need for sleeping pills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sf1.viepratique.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/08\/sommeil3-750x410.png\" alt=\"sommeil3\" \/><\/p> <p>If some people are victims of what is called primary insomnia, which is\u00a0without known causes, others see their sleep marred by factors that are not always easy to identify. \"We must ensure that insomnia is not the result of restless legs syndrome, a thyroid condition, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/medical-news\/depression-meditation-over-medication-92120.html\">depression<\/a>\u00a0or alcoholism. It also ensures that it is not the result of taking certain medications, such as beta blockers or corticosteroids for example, which increase arousal in the body. It is useless to hope to stop the consumption\u00a0of sleeping pills if we do not treat the causes of the problem,\" says Dr. Olivier Coste, somnologist at Bordeaux University Hospital.<\/p> <h2> <span>IN WHAT CASE\u00a0SHOULD YOU TAKE SLEEPING PILLS?<\/span> <\/h2> <p>There are businesses that weaken sleep. Doing\u00a0three shifts a day or being frequently exposed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/jet-lag-5-steps-combat-like-pro-340222.html\">jet lag<\/a> (like pilots and other flight cabin crew) disrupts the biological clock. In this case, sleeping pills can be taken over longer periods, but from time to time. \"Each case is unique and requires a tailored treatment, as every\u00a0insomniac\u00a0is different,\" says Dr. Coste.<\/p> <p><em>Maureen Diament and Nur Syazana H.<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of not getting to sleep, and resort to sleeping pills? To stop the medication, you must first discover the cause of your insomnia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":118727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Understanding what causes your difficulty in sleeping will then lead you one step closer to stopping your medication. 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