Certain Daily Work Habits can Cause of Sleeplessness

Sleeplessness Causes

Some of the common causes of sleeplessness are as follows:

• Inappropriate sleeping environment such as too hot or too cold bedroom, bed being too hard or too soft, noisy place, poor ventilation, change of sleeping place, mosquitoes, etc
• Anxiety: Worrying about various things such as work, appointments, family or work stress, etc.
• Depression, grief, etc
• Emotional excitement (Euphoria)
• Mood disorders
• Too much of caffeine intake especially during the later part of the day (e.g. Strong coffee, cola, etc).
• Sedentary lifestyle: When you have not worked enough during the daytime, your mind might be tired, but your body may not be tired, thus causing difficulty in sleeping
• Hormonal changes: Around the time of menses, Pregnancy (especially during 1st trimester)
• Overeating
• Jet lag
• Working in shifts
• Systemic disorders such as Asthma, Hyperthyroidism, duodenal ulcers, arthritis, diabetes, GERD, etc
• Night urination frequency (due to diabetes, prostate enlargement, urinary infection, etc)
• Alcohol withdrawal
• Dehydration
• Chronic pain (due to any cause): E.g.: Osteoarthritis, trauma, leg cramps, etc
• Itching (due to any skin disorder, allergy, etc)

There are a large number of drugs that can cause sleeplessness. A few of them have been mentioned below. Please note however that this list is not exhaustive:

• Bronchodilators such as theophylline
• Certain anticonvulsants such as Phenytoin
• Nasal decongestants
• Certain anti-depressants
• Levodopa
• Steroids
• Estrogen drugs
• Cocaine
• Thyroid hormones
• Nicotine
• Amphetamine group of drugs