Health problems that insomnia may signal

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Don't ignore your bad dreams. Behind it can hide diabetes or thyroid disease.

Depression

Insomnia can be both a symptom of depression and a cause of its aggravation. However, symptoms of both diseases, such as low energy, loss of interest, sadness, and feelings of hopelessness, may be related.

Anxiety disorder

Many adults cannot sleep because they are tormented by feelings of anxiety. Here are signals that shouldn't be ignored:

• total stress;
• excessive concern about past or forthcoming events;
• state of inflatedness, overexcitement.

Anxiety can be the cause of both difficulty falling asleep and sudden awakening in the middle of the night. Night often causes stress and fears that make you wake up.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

This difficult to pronounce disease is a gastrointestinal disorder and one of the possible causes of sleep problems. For those suffering from this disease, heartburn often occurs at night, and at such moments insomnia cannot be avoided.

In GERD, acid from the stomach backs up into the esophagus, which can cause inflammation. And it, in turn, contributes to the occurrence of stomach ulcers or internal bleeding. There are known cases that have led to cancer.

Thyroid problems

Hypothyroidism is a disorder of the thyroid gland in which it does not produce enough hormones. Hyperthyroidism is an increase in the function of the thyroid gland. Both can be the cause of your insomnia.

Asthma

If you wake up at night to clear your throat, your risk of insomnia increases, with 37% of adult asthmatics suffering from it. Problems with lung function, overweight and poor quality of life as a consequence of the disease all combine to lead to difficulty sleeping.

Diabetes

When there is too much sugar in the blood, the kidneys try to get rid of it. Then you feel the urge to go to the toilet in a small way more often than usual. Including at night. And here the connection works both with depression: insomnia can be both a symptom and an aggravating factor of diabetes.

Other dangerous diseases

Among them:

• cancer;
• heart disease;
• Parkinson's disease;
• Alzheimer's disease.

Insomnia is a serious problem in itself. However, if you are having difficulty falling asleep or waking up in the middle of the night, you should also pay attention to your overall mental and physical health. Don't neglect this.