Can Medication Help With Insomnia

We have all been there, it’s the middle of the night and you are doing advanced calculus to see how many hours of sleep you can get if you fall asleep immediately. This all too common experience doesn’t feel good, but can it have lasting consequences?

Not getting enough sleep every once in a while is arguably part of the human experience, however, if this is the case more often than not it can have dramatic effects on both your mental and physical health.

What Happens When You Don’t Get Quality Sleep

There is a difference between getting enough sleep and getting quality sleep. You can lay in bed for hours upon hours and still not feel rested. This can happen for a number of reasons, most commonly due to your sleep not being restorative. Oversleeping can be dangerous just as not getting enough sleep, perhaps in different ways.

According to Healthline , if you aren’t getting enough quality sleep can impact your immune system, respiratory system, digestive system, cardiovascular systems and endocrine systems. Sleep is essential to keep your immune system functioning, regulate body weight, restore your systems and maintain general health.

Mentally, when we don’t get enough sleep we begin to feel irritable and on edge. It is hard to remember things and participate in life as we would like. We lack to energy to exercise and stay motivated. Chronic lack of sleep often leads to depression and anxiety, though it can also be a symptom of many conditions. It can be difficult to know what came first, but what is clear is that you need to start getting sleep.

Can Medication Help?

There are many approaches you can take to improve your sleep habits, medication management is one of them. If your sleeplessness is related to depression or anxiety, properly treating these symptoms with therapy, medication management and/or a combination of the two can help you to start getting sleep.

A psychiatric prescriber can take a look at your symptoms and barriers to sleep, helping to create a comprehensive treatment plan to get you sleeping again. There are medication options to improve sleep. The right provider can help you find what is best for you.

Now What?

You know the consequences of not sleeping, now what? Finding a prescriber that is right for you can help. Carolina Counseling Services in Southern Pines, North Carolina contracts with skilled licensed psychiatric professionals who care.

When you call CCS, our caring Scheduling Team will connect with you a prescriber who can determine what is getting in the way of you getting the rest you need AND develop a plan to help. Call Carolina Counseling Services today to get started!