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Volume 6 Issue 1 January 2016
❌You only have insomnia if you can’t fall asleep.
✅Not able to fall asleep is only one symptom of insomnia. Other symptom include waking up early, frequent night awakening are some of other symptoms.
❌Insomnia is unrelated to other medical conditions.
✅Insomnia can be caused by anxiety, depression etc. and can be associated with chronic medical disorders. Sleep is tied very closely to the health of our body and mind.
❌Medicines used in management of insomnia always lead to dependence.
✅Dependence is least when medications are tailored based on clinical assessment of the patient and his comorbid conditions.
By Swapnil Tripathi, final year, MBBS student, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
