Troubles With Sleeping

I have always had problems with insomnia over the years, but--until now--never so severe. Last night I was unable to get to sleep until 4 am and awoke at 8am just burnt. Once I do get to sleep I sleep well, so I don't think I am depressed. I am an anxious person--I can't get in the 'sleep' mode. I have been having this problem for the last 6 weeks, since I quit drinking. I've had a problem with drinking and I do not want to go back to it in order to cure my insomnia.    

I was having problems with sleeping for almost two years. It turned out that I was in menopause, even though my periods were still regular. Once I started taking hormone replacement, I've been getting to sleep much better. There is also the possibility that your body needs to get regulated again after drinking for so long. It is very likely that drinking had depleted your body of certain minerals and vitamins that enhance the sleep patterns. I would definitely see a medical doctor--there is no reason why you should try to tough it out when you can get help. There may be other things going on in your body that need attention, that may have motivated you to drink in the first place.

Dr. Ginger Gabriel, Ph.D., M.F.T., is an author and speaker as well as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. With Master of Arts degrees in counseling and missions and a Ph.D. in psychology, she has traveled to Asia, the Middle East and throughout North American giving her four-to fifteen-hour relationship and counseling skill-building seminars.

Her favorite pastimes are kayaking, quilting, hiking and reading novels. She is married to Dr. Stan Gabriel. They have three children and three grandchildren.

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