The Types of Insomnia
Firstly, we can talk about short-term insomnia. This is a brief period of trouble falling asleep, often called “acute insomnia” or “adjustment insomnia.” The grief of losing someone, a troubling diagnosis, a pandemic, recovering from quitting prescription medications or alcohol, and a significant shift in one’s workplace or relationship are all examples of stressful life events that can result in this type of insomnia.
An extended pattern of sleep problems is known as chronic insomnia. If someone experiences insomnia at least 3 nights a week for 3 months or more, it is termed “chronic insomnia.”
The term “sleep onset insomnia” refers to difficulty falling asleep at the start of the night, or for night shift workers, whenever they try to sleep. It evokes images of people tossing and turning in bed yet failing to fall asleep. Even after 20–30 minutes in bed, most people with sleep onset issues are unable to fall asleep.Â
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I am 76 years old. I had triple by-pass surgery in July of 2019 in which my esophagus was damaged when they had to inject a breathing tube since my lungs were being by-passed. Then I have had three major disabling strokes. I seemed to be recovering and I had another stroke that has made me re-dependent on my walker. The insomnia was evident while I was in the hospital so they gave me narcotic level prescription. Eventually I stopped that and switched to a variety of OTC supplements especially Melatonin.