Effects of Insomnia

Health Effects of Insomnia

There are many serious negative health effects of insomnia that comes from not getting enough sleep. The obvious ones are:

Daytime drowsiness and fatigue
Inability to concentrate or think clearly
Waking up too early
Difficulty getting up
Irritability

Chronic lack of sleep is linked to many chronic health problems. Below is a list of what the lack of quality sleep can do to your body and mind.

Insomnia Effects on the Body

Increases Blood pressure
Increased anxiety
Depression
Chronic fatigue
Anger or easily irritated by even simple problems or situations
Loss of interest and attention for the other partner and family members
Lowered libido or sex drive
Inability to achieve an erection (erectile dysfunction)
Lost of interest in things you normally like to do

Insomnia Effects on the Mind

Increased risk of getting involved in car accidents. Statistic shows that hundred of thousands of car accidents can be linked daytime fatigue due to lack of sleep.
Increased risk of accidents while operating dangerous equipment and machineries
Reduced ability to learn new tasks quickly
Poor memory or forgetfulness
Inability to concentrate at work or at home
Lowered productivity at relatively easy tasks at work or at home
Poorer performance at work
Poorer verbal interactions with co-workers

Chronically lacking in proper sleep has far reaching health implications and needs to be addressed. If you do not know what is causing insomnia, seek a healthcare professional to make sure it is not caused by other potentially more serious health conditions (like depression). Otherwise, consider lifestyle changes as presented in the article Insomnia Tips.

Don't forget that there are home remedies as well as natural remedies that can help. When you can not sleep properly, look into the root causes and see if they can be resolved.

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Revised: October 4, 2010

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