Sleeplessness or Insomnia is a condition where a person is deprived of sleep or he cannot sleep due to various reasons ranging from stress, anxiety, depression, chronic illness or physical disturbances.

Symptoms :-

1. Not able to fall asleep at bedtime.
2. Unrefreshing sleep even after waking up.
3. Waking multiple times in the middle of night.
4. Sleepiness during the day but cannot sleep at night.

In order to select a similimum, you must for determine the cause for sleeplessness i.e., The following questions should be asked in order to ascertain the patient’s condition:-

1. Since how many days are you suffering from this??
2. Is there any significant incident that happened at your workplace or home before this started??
3. Are you worried about something??
4. Are you over-working these days??
5. Are you under a lot of stress these days??
6. Did you change your routine??
7. Did you change your diet??
8. Are you having any other complaints other than these??
9. Record her A-T-B-U-S (Appetite-Thirst-Bowel-Urine-Sleep)
10. Know the Thermals i.e., hot or chilly.

After knowing this, let us proceed to commonly indicated remedies for sleeplessness.

THE COMMONLY INDICATED HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR SLEEPLESSNESS :-

1. For Sleeplessness arising from mental complaints and bussiness worries :-

• Kali Phos – Head remedy for sleeplessness, especially during the latter part of the night. The patient is a nervous wreck due to business worries and excessive mental exertion.

• Coffea – Is indicated in wide-awake condition; impossible to close the eyes; physical excitement through mental exaltation. After happy news, after overwork which brings joy and after pleasant surprise, but not from discomfort or pain. Due to prolonged watching or abuse of drugs.

• Opium – For sleeplessness when Coffea fails.

• Ignatia – Sleeps so light that he hears everything in it. Dreams all night of the same subject. Sleeplessness due to anxious thoughts, grief, sadness or any depressing emotions. Restlessness with a tremor passing through the body.

• Ambra Grisea – Sleeplessness arising from worriment of mind as from business trouble. The patient retires to bed feeling tolerably tired, yet as soon as the head touches the pillow he becomes wakeful.

• Scutelleria – In nervous patients who are very intelligent, ambitious, active. They are the head of a society or business concern but cannot sleep well and continue brooding over the society and business affairs. Sleeplessness due to nervo-bilious headaches located at the base of brain.

• Gelsemium – For insomnia of brain workers. Useful for men who pass restless nights, awaken early in the morning and worry over their business affairs.

• Hyoscyamus – Sleeplessness from nervous excitement. Brain full of bewildering ideas and images. Sleeplessness in children who twitch, cry out, frightened and tremble. Irritable and easily excited individuals.

• For sleeplessness arising from physical complaints :-

• Senecio – For sleeplessness from prolapsus of uterus. Uterine irritation during climacteric.

• Mag. Carb – Sleeplessness from oppression in abdomen or from anxious uneasiness and internal hear, with a great dread of being uncovered. Sleeplessness from flatus.

• Causticum – Sleeplessness at night on account of dry heat, cannot rest in any posture. He cannot get quiet position.

• Arnica – Sleeplessness caused by over-exertion and weariness of mind and body.

• Belladona – Sleep is extremely restless due to congestion in the head. Cannot close the eyes, as he sees dreadful images on doing so. Children wake from sleep frightened.

• Chamomilla – Sleepless due to pain.