Hormonal Insomnia?
I was reading an interesting clip from Reuters Health which showed that adolescent girls show an increased risk of insomnia after they begin menstruation, thus implying that hormones and their subsequent changes play a role in some girls' development of the sleep disorder.
1. In 13- to 16-year-olds, 11% had suffered insomnia.
2. Teens started having sleep disturbances around the age of 11.
3. Before menstruation, girls were about as likely as boys to have insomnia. After they began their menstrual periods, however, girls had more than twice the risk of insomnia as boys.
So the next question asked was: is it hormonal or the social pressures of menstruation and subsequent body development that cause these problems with sleep? In truth no one is quite sure, but it would make sense that the type of insomnia may be associated with the cause. For instance, if a girl is having problems falling asleep it could be stress or socially motivated, while if they have problems staying asleep it could be hormonal.
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1. In 13- to 16-year-olds, 11% had suffered insomnia.
2. Teens started having sleep disturbances around the age of 11.
3. Before menstruation, girls were about as likely as boys to have insomnia. After they began their menstrual periods, however, girls had more than twice the risk of insomnia as boys.
So the next question asked was: is it hormonal or the social pressures of menstruation and subsequent body development that cause these problems with sleep? In truth no one is quite sure, but it would make sense that the type of insomnia may be associated with the cause. For instance, if a girl is having problems falling asleep it could be stress or socially motivated, while if they have problems staying asleep it could be hormonal.
Related Topics: Is Your Teen a Night Owl? Blame Brainwaves, Video: Is Your Child Sleep-Deprived?
Technorati Tags: insomnia, teen sleep, sleep, menstruation
8 Comments:
Do you think there is a connection between this post (hormones and insomnia in girls) and the previous post (hormones and phase-delay in teens)?
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Do you think the hormone-related insomnia is limited to just teens? I probably should have read a bit more before asking this but . . . is there any link between this and, say, a male-hormone deficiency or even female/male menopause?
Is this just for teenage girls or does it continue into adulthood? I suffer from insomnia once a month while I am on my period, and never at any other time - I always assumed it was hormone related.
My son is 16. He has insomnia. He often begs not to go to school (he has a 3.5 average a-/b+ ) because he doesn't go to sleep until 3 or 4 am. Help!!! We are very worried about him. I have insomnia too, but it is from worry.
I too am an adult female (35+) who suffers insomnia during my cycles, and I was glad to see this claim from someone with the exact same issue. In the past, I have taken Lunesta, but the aftertaste is awful. I would definitely say it is somehow hormone related, although I'm not sure how to find a balance to that. It obviously is not just a teen problem.
I also suffer from insomnia only during my cycle which starts the day my period starts and ends about 3 nights later. I have doctors checking my pituitary gland which might be related to problem. I can only remember having insomnia for the last 2 years. I am currently 35.
I am 36 and suffer from insomnia during my cycle also. It starts the week before my cycle and doesn't stop until two or three days after. This does not just affect teens. Somebody help me.
I am 33 and in the last few months I was very active (I feel like I can move a mountain!) and had problems staying asleep every week before my period. This also affects my heart since I need 9-10 hours of sleep usually (it starts pounding in the middle of the day as the fatigue accumulates)....sometimes a cup of warm milk helps me a lot to fall asleep...
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