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Insomnia can be characterized by trouble getting to sleep, waking up too early, waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to get back to sleep, and being tired when you walk up. Generally, if you take more than 30 minutes to get to sleep, or to get back to sleep, you are experiencing insomnia.
Insomnia can be further categorized as either primary or secondary and acute or chronic. Primary insomnia means the cause of the condition is unknown. Secondary insomnia is caused by a physical condition, jet lag, age, caffeinated or alcoholic drinks, or by taking certain medications. Older people are more likely to experience insomnia, and women are more likely to be insomniacs than men.
Even if you seem to sleep for a normal length of time, you may still be tired because your sleep is of poor quality. The average sleep cycle is 90 minutes long, and includes four stages of sleep (one being the shallowest and four being the deepest) as well REM sleep. REM stands for…