Sleep Disorder Treatment
Close to 50 million Americans suffer from chronic, long-term sleep disorders, and an additional 22 million report sleeping problems occasionally. The figures have worsened due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Do you feel tired and groggy every morning? Do you wake up in the middle of the night? You could be suffering from a sleeping disorder.
If you can’t sleep well due to stress or a hectic schedule every once in a while, you don’t have a sleeping disorder. But if your sleep issues become consistent and interfere with your daily activities, then you might.
The risks of inadequate sleep extend way beyond tiredness. Sleeplessness can lead to poor performance at work or school, increased risk of injury, and an impact on overall mental health.
La Jolla Recovery focuses on an integrative approach to sobriety, including circadian rhythm regulation that may be overlooked in detoxification and rehabilitation processes.
Types of Sleep Disorders
What Causes Sleep Disorder?
Some sleep disorders are caused by stress, while underlying health problems cause others. The most common types of sleep disorders are:
- Sleep Apnea
- Restless leg syndrome and Bruxism
- Parasomnias
- Narcolepsy
Sleep Apnea
Pauses between breaths during sleep and loud snoring
Shift workers and patients suffering from other sleep disorders have a higher risk of insomnia. Prolonged changes and disruption to sleep routines and hygiene tend to aggravate it. Insomnia is also related to dissatisfaction with sleep quality, thus resulting in daily physical and emotional symptoms that impact social and cognitive performance. Sleep apnea is a condition where pauses between your breaths during sleep cause loud snoring. This means you take in less oxygen. You may also wake up frequently at night. You may wake up not feeling sluggish and groggy.
There are two types of sleep apnea:
- A blockage of the airway causes obstructive sleep apnea. The symptoms include snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, breathing pauses during sleep, and snoring or gasping.
- Central sleep apnea is the consequence of an unstable respiratory control center. It is seen frequently in people who have suffered from a stroke, heart failure, or other cardiac and pulmonary disease forms.
While snoring is far more common in men, almost 6% of women snore regularly. Many individuals with sleep apnea feel tired, fall asleep when they don’t want to and are at risk of heart failure, stroke, and hypertension.
Ambien is commonly prescribed for sleep disorders but can lead to substance use disorders. At La Jolla Recovery we provide a clinical supervision for the detoxing of SUD and can attend sleep to embrace a new way of being and feeling.
Restless leg syndrome and Bruxism
Moving Legs and Grinding Teeth
This condition triggers an overwhelming urge to move your legs. A tingling sensation in the legs usually accompanies this urge.
People with attention deficit hyperactive disorder and Parkinson’s tend to have this disorder. Bruxism means grinding the teeth while sleeping and may also contribute to sleep disorders.
Insomnia
Difficulty in Falling Asleep
Insomnia is a sleeping disorder where it will be tough for you to fall asleep and stay asleep. The usual culprits for insomnia are stress, digestive problems, and jet lag.
Chronic insomnia can lead to increased alcohol drinking, obesity, depression, and lack of concentration. Insomnia doesn’t discriminate by age; however, more than two-thirds of older adults experience symptoms. The inability to sleep could signal other conditions, including depression, chronic stress, and nighttime pain, often worsening health conditions.
Talking with one of La Jolla Recovery’s rehab programs specialists is one of the first steps in insomnia treatment.
Parasomnias
Abnormal Movements during Sleep
Parasomnias make you display abnormal movements and behavior such as sleepwalking, bedwetting, and talking in sleep.
Narcolepsy
Falling Asleep Without Warning
Also known as “sleep attacks,” you fall asleep without warning in this condition. If you fall asleep at work, while driving, or during the conversation, you could be suffering from narcolepsy, which affects an estimated 25 in 100,000 Americans.
Narcolepsy may cause you to fall asleep uncontrollably throughout the day, induce excessive daytime sleepiness or even cause hallucinations. Ignoring the symptoms can pose tremendous danger while driving, operating machinery, or carrying out daily tasks. Narcolepsy can also cause sleep paralysis, where you can’t move after waking up.
Symptoms of Sleeping Disorders
The clear signs will vary according to the sleep disorder. However, the general symptoms of most sleeping disorders are:
• Fatigue during the day
• Inability to fall asleep; irritation; lack of focus on your job or homework
• An urge to nap during the daytime
• Depression
Some form of sleep disruption is present in nearly all mental health disorders. Studies also show that people with chronic insomnia are at high risk of developing an anxiety disorder. Sleep disorders can disrupt your life, but they have a solution.
There are therapies available at La Jolla Recovery that you can opt for to get relief. Please stick to your treatment plan and treat sleep disorders positively with the help of our professional clinicians at our state-of-the-art venue in San Diego, California.
Sleep Disorder Treatment
Treatment options at La Jolla Recovery include medication-assisted treatment, cognitive-behavior therapy, which teaches how to modify behaviors that foster sleeping problems, and relaxation techniques. We’ll make getting a good night’s sleep a priority. You will block out 7 to 9 hours for a whole night of uninterrupted sleep and try to wake up at the same time every day.
We’ll get a regular bedtime routine, reducing stimulants like coffee and nicotine. You may ask us to supervise your use of the laptop, TV, mobile apps, or exercise before going to bed. We’ll facilitate alternative behaviors or activities with peers or supervisors and a detailed plan at La Jolla Recovery.
