Insomnia facts and its homeopathic cure

Insomnia is a common condition in which one has trouble falling or staying asleep. 

This condition can range from mild to severe, depending on how often it occurs and for how long.-

 Statistics * Women are up to twice as likely to suffer from insomnia than men.* 90% of people who suffer from depression also experience insomnia.* Approximately 10 million people in the U.S. use prescription sleep aids.* People who suffer from sleep deprivation are 27% more likely to become overweight or obese. There is also a link between weight gain and sleep apnea.* A National Sleep Foundation Poll shows that 60% of people have driven while feeling sleepy (and 37% admit to having fallen asleep at the wheel) in the past year.- Financial implications of insomnia* The Institute of Medicine estimates that hundreds of billions of dollars are spent annually on medical costs that are directly related to sleep disorders.* The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics show that 100,000 vehicle accidents occur annually due to drowsy driving. An estimated 1,500 die each year in these collisions.

- Homeopathic cure of patients with insomnia

Firstly we should determine if the patient’s insomnia has occurred recently and is considered an acute condition, lasting less than three months or the patient has been suffering from the problem for more than three months so should be approached as a chronic health problem. 

Thus we should do a brief case taking and physical exam in acute conditions but a thorough case taking and examination in chronic cases. Then the patient’s symptoms and signs are converted to homeopathic symptoms called rubrics. The rubrics are analyzed by homeopathic software called Radar, afterward. In the next step, proper remedy is selected according to the list presented by Radar and homeopath’s knowledge of Materia Medica, i.e. homeopathic pharmacology.

Always the best remedy is the most similar to patient’s characteristics and symptoms, i.e. totality of symptoms. 

The next step is to determine the potency and dosage of the chosen remedy. In classical homeopathy only a single remedy is selected and prescribed by homeopath. In acute cases we should select the minimal effective dosage and the most appropriate potency, to prevent aggravation and to have the best result.Dosage and potency selection depends on factors such as sensitivity of patient to odors, lights, noises, allergies, weather the patient is a man or woman. Men are usually less sensitive than women, therefore they can tolerate larg doses and higher potencies. 

- Case No.1

A young man was visited by professor George Vithoulkas, one of the leaders of classical homeopathy in the world, during a live case-taking course at Alonissos, Greece, in June 2009, where the author had taken part, too. Anyway the professor took his case thoroughly, then his symptoms were analyzed by Vithoulkas homeopathic software and Coffea cruda was selected as his proper remedy.After taking the case, George Vithoulkas discussed the remedy with the present homeopaths in the class to confirm the diagnosis of Coffea cruda. The professor decided to prescribe him a single dose of Coffea cruda with 50 m potency. The day after prescribing the remedy the patient was asked about his recent condition. He had slept very well without taking any other medicine. Thus he was cured with a single dose of Coffea cruda.  

The patient complained of chronic insomnia. He was a strong and muscular man, coming from one of the European countries. 

- Case No.2

A divorced woman ,aged 52, was visited by the author because of chronic insomnia. After taking her case, Nat-m 30c was chosen as her proper remedy. 

She used to take 4 tablets of alprazolam before using Nat-m. 2 months after taking Nat-m, she reported of an inner calmness and a better sleep. Besides  three and a half of her sleep pills were tapered (decreased). She is now under the treatment, after about four months of taking the remedy.  

- Conventional method of treating insomniac patients

Chemical sleep pills have shown to exert several side effects such as dizziness, drowsiness, appetite disorder and parasomnias.Parasomnias are behaviors and actions over which you have no control, like sleepwalking. During a parasomnia, you are asleep and unaware of what is happening.Parasomnias with sleeping pills are complex sleep behaviors and may include sleep eating, making phone calls, or even having sex while in a sleep state. 

Sleep driving, which is driving while not fully awake, is another serious sleeping pill side effect. Though rare, parasomnias are difficult to detect once the medication takes effect.

- Conclusion

Insomnia, a very common sleeping disorder puts the patients in risky situations like car accident and death. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been so far spent annually on medical costs that are directly related to sleep disorders by U.S. government. While sleep pills have shown to exert several side effects such as dizziness, drowsiness, appetite disorder and parasomnias, homeopaths have experienced very good results in curing insomniac patients. So it is suggested by the author that conventional Medicare become more familiar with the method in order to use homeopathic remedies to cure their patients.

Dr. Seyedaghanoor Sadeghi

Source:Tehran Times