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Posted on Fri, 7 Oct 2016
Question: Dear Sir, I can't sleep well in night. I'm 29 years old, still single & I do follow shift duty (i:e: B-A-C weekly). Normally I do take sufficient rest in whole 24 hrs duration, whenever its possible. This prob . started when I left home in 2005, 11 years ago. In the beginning life was all about staying awake in night in engineering hostel, after that in the year 2009, I started my job- where I had to sustain my night shifts due to shifting job schedule. I also had a girlfriend from 2012 to 2014- at that period I used to talk with her almost entire night. Deprive of sleep has been started from entire period- till date. My father passed away in the year 1999 & the situation got tough for me as I was the only earning member in our family & still I dont have my own house/car. We still live in a rented apartment. Expectation from my family & fellow members have caused me to think about the situation. Beside that whenever I go for a drink , it naturally helps me to sleep.
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Answered by Dr. Dr.Arnab (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
follow the advises.. maintain a healthy lifestyle..

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX, Welcome to HCM,
I've gone through your query in details and understand your concern,

It seems like a vicious circle of social pressure which is apparently causing all these stress, thus making you to seek help of alcohol in the end..

Please refrain yourself from alcohol, as when influenced by stress and other pressure situation, it often indulges in to binge drinking and several other adverse effects..

Yes, the shift work schedule is definitely one of the culprit here..

Your too young, and I'd always advice lifestyle modification prior to any medications..

You need to sleep properly (~8 hr per day), so night time prior to bed, I'd recommend a cold shower, half an hour of meditation with soothing music, try it, you can google for training video lesson for this before hand..

Make sure to sleep in a completely dark room devoid of any noise..

Try not to take any tea/coffee for at least 3 hrs prior to bed(preferable bed time 11 pm-7 am- practice it, it'll be worthwhile)..

Early morning go out for a light jogging session, you'll be feeling much better and refreshed if maintained in daily basis..

Keep your mind pre-occupaied, we can't bring back the past, but we can always improve the future by doing good at present- always remember this.. stressing and fatiguing yourself over all these issues will only make you unhappy at the end of the day, so don't think about them so much..

Do at your best, give your perfect effort and you'll be rewarded in the long run, but thinking about it day in and day out will only impact your personal well being..

Try to indulge in your favorite hobbies/activities, keep your self busy so that all these thoughts don't even get a chance to pop-in your mind..

Try this for a week and let me know how you stay..

If despite all these, there's no significant benefit observed, then medications like MELATONIN can be initiated in low dosage (please don't buy over the counter sedatives, as they're not only prone for more harm but also abuse potential)..

Do let me know if there's any further queries.

Take Care
Kind Regards

For future reference you can always get in touch with me, below is my Direct follow-up link through which you can contact me directly anytime anywhere, I'll be happy to help -

http://www.healthcaremagic.com/Funnel?page=askDoctorDirectly&docId=71041


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Suggest Treatment For Difficulty Sleeping

Brief Answer: follow the advises.. maintain a healthy lifestyle.. Detailed Answer: Hello XXXX, Welcome to HCM, I've gone through your query in details and understand your concern, It seems like a vicious circle of social pressure which is apparently causing all these stress, thus making you to seek help of alcohol in the end.. Please refrain yourself from alcohol, as when influenced by stress and other pressure situation, it often indulges in to binge drinking and several other adverse effects.. Yes, the shift work schedule is definitely one of the culprit here.. Your too young, and I'd always advice lifestyle modification prior to any medications.. You need to sleep properly (~8 hr per day), so night time prior to bed, I'd recommend a cold shower, half an hour of meditation with soothing music, try it, you can google for training video lesson for this before hand.. Make sure to sleep in a completely dark room devoid of any noise.. Try not to take any tea/coffee for at least 3 hrs prior to bed(preferable bed time 11 pm-7 am- practice it, it'll be worthwhile).. Early morning go out for a light jogging session, you'll be feeling much better and refreshed if maintained in daily basis.. Keep your mind pre-occupaied, we can't bring back the past, but we can always improve the future by doing good at present- always remember this.. stressing and fatiguing yourself over all these issues will only make you unhappy at the end of the day, so don't think about them so much.. Do at your best, give your perfect effort and you'll be rewarded in the long run, but thinking about it day in and day out will only impact your personal well being.. Try to indulge in your favorite hobbies/activities, keep your self busy so that all these thoughts don't even get a chance to pop-in your mind.. Try this for a week and let me know how you stay.. If despite all these, there's no significant benefit observed, then medications like MELATONIN can be initiated in low dosage (please don't buy over the counter sedatives, as they're not only prone for more harm but also abuse potential).. Do let me know if there's any further queries. Take Care Kind Regards For future reference you can always get in touch with me, below is my Direct follow-up link through which you can contact me directly anytime anywhere, I'll be happy to help - http://www.healthcaremagic.com/Funnel?page=askDoctorDirectly&docId=71041