Insomnia cause - What is insomnia caused by?

Insomnia can be caused by physical factors as well as psychological factors and is often stems from problems such as a medical condition that causes pain or use of substances that interfere with sleep.

There is often an underlying medical condition that causes chronic insomnia, while transient insomnia may be due to a recent event or occurrence. Causes of insomnia include:

• Drugs, alcohol, and medicines
• Disruptions in circadian rhythm
• Medical conditions
• Hormones
• Stress & Anxiety
• Depression
• Eating too much late in the evening
• Other factors such as sleeping next to a snoring partner, parasites, genetic conditions, overactive mind, preganancy, Change in your environment or work schedule etc

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