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How to fight with insomnia
Many people suffer from insomnia. It has several forms. Examples would be:
- discountinuous sleep early
- morning awakening
- difficulty with falling asleep (here you can use Kitl Nightcap)
The causes of insomnia:
- external factors (noise, light, hunger or overeating, coffee, intense heat or cold, etc.)
- psychological trauma (stress, frustration, excessive mental overload)
- depression
- addiction to drugs or alcohol
- some drugs
- sleep disturbances after head and brain injuries
You should contact your doctor with many problems, but less serious problems you can solve alone. The first step of each should be compliance with the so-called “sleep hygiene”. It is a set of recommendations, which help to avoid insomnia. Relaxation and quiet bedtime has certainly different effect than bright light and physical activity. Therefore:
- use the bed and bedroom only for sleep
- go to bed only when you are sleepy, but preferably every day at about the same time
- wake up in the morning at the same hour
- stay in bed only for sleep
- do not sleep during the day, even after a bad night
- sport and other physical activities do during the day, but not in the evening
- create an ideal atmosphere in your bedroom for sleep – silence, darkness, low temperature (16-20 ° C)
- do not drink coffee, black and green tea, cola, or large amounts of alcohol 4-6 hours before bedtime
- if you do not fall asleep within 30 minutes, get up, go into another room and do some relaxing activities. Return to bed when you feel sleepy again.
You can also use Kitl Nightcup before you go to bed. The recommended dosage is 50 to 100 ml, 1-2 hours before bedtime.