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Homeopathy for Insomnia
If you’ve ever found yourself lying awake in bed at night, staring at the ceiling and wondering why you can’t fall asleep, you’re not alone.
Marcus Fernandez RSHom FSHom
30 year Homeopathic practitioner & Founder of CHE
Insomnia is a common condition that affects millions of people around the world. It can be hard to fall asleep and stay asleep once you eventually nod off. It can also be difficult to fall asleep if you have woken back up.
There are many causes of insomnia, including stress, anxiety, depression, poor diet, too much alcohol or caffeine, lack of exercise, hormone imbalance, physical pain, medications – the list goes on.
The most common insomnia symptoms are:
- Difficulty falling asleep
- Constantly waking up during the night
- Not feeling well-rested after a night’s sleep
- Feeling tired and sleepy during the day
- Irritability, depression or anxiety
- Difficulty focusing at work
- Increased errors or accidents
- Anxiety around falling asleep
Insomnia can lead to fatigue, irritability, and a general feeling of unwellness. It can also have a negative impact on work performance, mood, and overall health.
If you’re struggling with insomnia, there are several things you can do to help improve your sleep. Simple lifestyle changes, such as avoiding caffeine and establishing a regular sleep schedule, can make a big difference. Try a cup of chamomile tea before bed and a sleepy time pillow spray to help you relax.
And, of course, don’t forget about homeopathy.
Our Top Six Remedies For Insomnia
Arsenicum Album – Anxiety keeping you up at night
With Arsenicum, being unable to sleep comes from extreme anxiety and nervous exhaustion. You wake up around midnight and feel restless, wanting to get out of bed and walk around. Scary dreams and the anxiety, fear of death or being alone kick in, and it feels like you will never get back to sleep. Company makes you feel better, as does getting up to make yourself something warm and comforting to eat or drink.
Cocculus – The caretaker
This remedy is helpful when lack of sleep comes, not from being unable to sleep, but from staying awake to nurse loved ones, for example, or working the night shift. Hence it is known as the remedy of the caretaker. Sleeplessness can also come from a mind full of thoughts, or if you do get to sleep, you suddenly start awake from scary or anxious dreams. If you go to bed worried that you will not get enough sleep, Cocculus can help there too.
Coffea – What? Coffee to help you sleep?
Yes. Believe it or not, coffee or Coffea is an excellent remedy for insomnia. In homeopathy, we match, as closely as possible, a remedy picture with a person’s physical and mental state. Now imagine how you feel after drinking too much coffee, and you will have a good idea of when you need to take this remedy to help you fall asleep. There is lots of mental activity and over-excitement. Thoughts rush into your mind from everywhere. You just can’t stop thinking. All of your senses feel heightened and acutely sensitive. You hear every little sound. Coffea is also an excellent remedy for sleeplessness from excessive coffee or wine intake.
Kali Phos – Just like Rihanna says, “It’s all work, work, work, work, work, work.”
Your mind and nervous system are weak from excessive mental exertion. You are working too hard and not taking enough time for rest. This is nervous insomnia from an overthinking mind concerned with worries or business troubles. What little sleep you have is restless and can include sleepwalking or night terrors. If this describes you, it really is important that alongside a dose of Kali Phos, you take time for yourself to relax and distract yourself from work.
Ignatia – Worry and grief are keeping you up at night
Ignatia is indicated when your sleeplessness comes from any grief or worry. From losing someone or something important to you, relationship worries, indecision and emotional conflict. Sleep is very light, and you hear everything going on around you. Your arms and legs might jerk and twitch while you fall asleep, and you are a real fidget in bed, tossing and turning all night.
Nux Vomica – Overwork, like Kali Phos (but not).
Nux Vomica is another remedy that can help when insomnia comes from overworking and being unable to switch off from business. You might need alcohol to wind down in the evening, and lack of sleep might be caused by the abuse of alcohol/coffee/drugs/tobacco. Anxious dreams full of excitement and drama will have you awake at 3 am with thoughts whizzing around your head until morning. When you wake up, you feel unrefreshed and sometimes nauseous. A few short naps during the day help you to feel better.
Wishing you sweet dreams!
As you can see, there are so many different reasons you struggle to sleep. While there is no one size fits all solution for insomnia, you have a wide range of homeopathic remedies to choose from. On top of that, small lifestyle changes and addressing the root cause of what is keeping you up at night can have you back to sleeping soundly in no time.
Disclaimer
The information contained herein should not be used as a substitute for the advice of an appropriately qualified and licensed healthcare physician or other healthcare providers. The information provided here is for informational purposes only. The views, positions and opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views of CHE or affiliated organisations.
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