SLEEP Disorder AND HOMEOPATHY

Sleep Disorder and Homeopathy: Insomnia & Hypersomnia Remedies

“Sleep is a crucial factor for overall health. In homeopathy, sleep patterns are closely associated with various aspects such as aggravation, amelioration, quantity, quality, and position. Analyzing sleep and dreams can provide valuable insights into a person’s mental state. Persistent dreams, in particular, can offer clues to the most suitable remedy. Therefore, proper interpretation of dreams is essential in homeopathic practice.”

Dyssomnia is a broad term for sleep disorders the impact on the quality and quantity of the sleep. The two main types are insomnia and Hypersomnia.

INSOMNIA

It is a condition where the patient feels problem in falling and staying asleep.

IGNATIA AMARA

• Insomnia from grief.

• Dreams continuing a long time, troubling him.

• Sleep light, every sound wakes.

LACHESIS MUTUS

• Light sleep with frequent and easy waking

• Sleeplessness, chiefly before midnight, with excessive nervous excitement.

• Frightful dreams of snakes.

NUX VOMICA 

• Sleeplessness from flatus.

• Continual, fantastic, terrible and anxious or voluptuous dreams.

• Cannot sleep after 3 am until towards morning.

HYPERSOMNIA

It is a condition with excessive sleepiness.

Opium

• Great drowsiness, falls into a heavy stupid sleep.

• Stupefying yet un refreshing sleep.

• Sleep heavy, stupid, with stetorous breathing.

Antimonium Crudum

• Strong inclination to sleep during the day, and somnolency, chiefly in the evening or morning.

• Continual drowsiness in old people.

• Sleepy and weary .

Antimonium Tartaricum

• Great drowsiness, with all complaints or from warmth.

• Deep and stupefying sleep.

Ref : Principles and practice of homeopathy by ML dhawle, Homeopathic Materia Medica by William boericke, A dictionary of practical Materia Medica by JH Clarke.

Worked by : Laxmi Murugan ( 4th year BHMS )