If hormones aren't the only thing contributing to lost sleep, and you've got a longer
history of insomnia, exercise can help.
But not in a) someone who is both stressed and leptin resistant, since increased leptin levels from the re-feed might not be powerful enough to offset other excitatory pathways b) someone who is currently emerging from yo - yo dieting or caloric restriction c) someone who is dealing with an over-stimulated appetite, d) someone experiencing stress, e) someone who has had
a history of insomnia, f) someone who is underweight, since they have low leptin levels, g) anyone who has ever had an eating disorder, particularly bulimia or binge eating disorder or h) anyone with HPA axis or endocrine dysregulation, particularly women, including overt stress, hypogonadism, hypothalamic amenorrhea, hypercortisolism, or hypocortisolism (adrenal fatigue.)
If you have
a history of insomnia, checking your medications and getting a proper prescription from your family doctor may be necessary.
Beaulieu - Bonneau, S., LeBlanc, M., Mérette, C., Dauvilliers, Y. & Morin, C.M. Family
history of insomnia in a population - based sample.
The study involved a community - based sample of 2,892 good sleepers with no lifetime
history of insomnia.
Not exact matches
The research had a simple setup: invite 57 volunteers with no
history of serious
insomnia into a sleep lab and ask them to do one
of two things before settling in for the night.
I am on 200 mg
of Zoloft per day and 100 mg
of Elavil per day for anxiety / depression and
insomnia (long term
history that started about 15 years ago) so I can't get off those meds, I wish I could but can't
Results show that sleepwalkers were nearly 4 times more likely than controls to report a
history of headaches (odds ratio = 3.80) and 10 times more likely to report experiencing migraines (OR = 10.04), after adjusting for potential confounders such as
insomnia and depression.
Factors to consider include: your cancer
history, your age (younger than age 60 and within 10 years
of menopause is best), the intensity and frequency
of your symptoms (20 hot flashes a day versus 2), and how much your symptoms interfere with your quality
of life (chronic
insomnia, for example, needs to be addressed).
It may be a better choice for women who also suffer from anxiety, have a
history of substance abuse, or have experienced
insomnia or weight loss with amphetamine meds, says Tracy Latz, MD, a psychiatrist and associate clinical professor at Wake Forest University Medical Center.
A second step consists
of taking a thorough
history to reveal possible mental, emotional or physical causes
of insomnia: Anxiety, depression, stress, lifestyle and nutritional habits or primary physical illness.