are adolescents prone to insomnia and what should be done for them to be able to sleep?
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As a parent of 3 adolescents, I would say that yes, adolescents stay up late and then like to sleep in. Perhaps it's the defective puberty gene.\n\nI found that my son sleeps with the radio on - I guess the talk show or music put him to sleep.\n\nStick to a schedule (not one that calls for 4 am bed times and 2 pm wake ups). And keep the TV and computers out of the bedroom.
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Sleep, most important -do not compromise on a good 8 hour undisturbed sleep cycle.\n\nOther than that eat well and perform regular, not rigorous, exercises.
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i read a study on this they say that once you hit adolescence your sleeping habits change also... i mean I'm in my early 20's i do the same as you....i stay up late no matter how tired i happen to be that day and my body wants to sleep late although my job doesn't allow that haha.... do a search on wed md they may have some info that you could find useful
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no...children need to have enough sleep so that their brains will be able to develop properly. it will be a bad habit for them to stay up late watching tvs.
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1. If you're a teenager, make sure you get at least nine hours of sleep every night\n\n2. Try to get to bed at the same time every night including weekends (staying up late on the weekends screws up your body clock)\n\n3. Avoid consuming lots of simple sugars (ie candy, pop) because when your body burns up their energy you "crash"; also that constant sugar high and crash associated with sugar forces your body to work very hard to balance your blood sugar, which exhausts your body and often will lead to depression.\n\n4. Eat lots of whole grain, complex carbohydrates. These are a nice, slow-burning fuel and you won't crash.\n\n5. Stop drinking caffeine! Your body will become dependent on it, and a person really shouldn't need caffeine to stay awake.\n\n6. Exercise regularly. Half an hour of exercise a day will do wonders for your energy level. Even five minutes of jogging a day did wonders for me!\n\n7. Figure out why this class bores you so much. Are you completely lost and don't understand the material? If so, talk to your teacher and maybe get some tutoring. Is the class too easy? Participate in the class more and come up with some challenging questions; chances are that the teacher is bored teaching the same old stuff and will appreciate your interest.\n\nGood luck!
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There are two main types of insomnia, primary and secondary, although many people with insomnia have a combination of the two.  In primary insomnia, the insomnia is the problem on its own.  In secondary insomnia, the problem is caused by an underlying medical condition such as anxiety or depression, sleep apnea (where a person stops breathing during sleep, and actually wakes up as a result), narcolepsy, or restless legs syndrome.  Primary insomnia is relatively rare, while some of the causes of secondary insomnia are relatively common.  Your physician should take a thorough medical history before you see a specialist.  The sleep specialist may ask you to undergo a sleep study, where you are monitored during your sleep.  During this test, the presence of conditions interfering with sleep can be evaluated.  Treating the condition(s) causing secondary insomnia will often improve sleep.  For primary insomnia, some general principles may be helpful (called sleep hygeine).  These include maintaining a regular sleep and wake-up time, even on the weekends, setting aside time to relax before bedtime, using the bed only for sleeping (and sex) and never for reading or lounging, not eating or consuming caffeine within a few hours of bedtime, getting regular exercise (but not before bedtime), and getting out of bed during the night when you can't sleep (instead of staying in bed, tossing and turning).  These sound pretty basic, but it's really common for people to undermine their sleep cycle without realizing it.  Also, see: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep
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how much do you sleep everynight\ndo you drink coffee or soda in evening\n\ncause teen need 8-10 hrs of sleep ok\nthat the fact
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maybe you have insomnia, consult a physician
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im 13 and i get 4 to 7 hours of sleep a night
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Treatment for insomnia\nIn many cases, insomnia is caused by another disease or psychological problem. In this case, medical or psychological help may be useful. All sedative drugs have the potential of causing psychological dependence where the individual can't psychologically accept that they can sleep without drugs. Certain classes of sedatives such as benzodiazepines and newer non-benzodiazepine drugs can also cause physical dependence which manifests in withdrawal symptoms if the drug is not carefully titrated down.\n\nMany insomniacs rely on sleeping tablets and other sedatives to get rest. The most commonly used class of hypnotics prescribed for insomnia are the benzodiazepines. This includes drugs such as temazepam, diazepam, lorazepam, nitrazepam and midazolam. These medications can be addictive, especially after taking them over long periods of time.\n\nNon-benzodiazepine prescription drugs, including Ambien and Lunesta, have a cleaner side effect profile than the older benzodiazepines, however there are controversies over whether these non-benzodiazepine drugs are superior to benzodiazpines. These drugs appear to cause both psychological and physical dependence, and can also cause the same memory and cognitive disturbances as the benzodiazepines along with morning sedation.\n\nMelatonin agonists, including Ramelteon (Rozerem), seem to lack the potential for abuse and dependence. This class of drugs has a relatively mild side effect profile and lower likelihood of causing morning sedation.\n\nThe antihistamine diphenhydramine is widely used in nonprescription sleep aids, with a 50 mg recommended dose mandated by the FDA. In the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and other countries, a 50 to 100 mg recommended dose is permitted. While it is available over the counter, the effectiveness of these agents may decrease over time and the incidence of next-day sedation is higher than for most of the newer prescription drugs. Dependence does not seem to be an issue with this class of drugs.\n\nSome antidepressants such as mirtazapine, trazodone and doxepin have a sedative effect, and are prescribed off label to treat insomnia. The major drawback of these drugs is that they have antihistaminergic, anticholinergic and antiadrenergic properties which can lead to many side effects. Some also alter sleep architecture.\n\nLow doses of Atypical antipsychotics such as quetiapine(Seroquel) are also prescribed for their sedative effect but the danger of neurological and cognitive side effects make these drugs a poor choice to treat insomnia.\n\nSome insomniacs use herbs such as valerian, chamomile, lavender, hops, and passion-flower. Valerian has undergone the most studies and appears to be modestly effective.\n\nAlcohol may have sedative properties, but the REM suppressing effects of the drug prevent restful, quality sleep. Middle-of-the-night awakenings due to alcohol consumption are common, and hangovers can also lead to morning grogginess.\n\nSome traditional remedies for insomnia have included drinking warm milk before bedtime*, taking a warm bath in the evening; exercising vigorously for half an hour in the afternoon, eating a large lunch and then having only a light evening meal at least three hours before bed, avoiding mentally stimulating activities in the evening hours, and making sure to get up early in the morning and to retire to bed at a reasonable hour. Pomegranates are also believed to be able to help insomniacs sleep.\n\nAdding honey to warm milk helps get the tryptophan in your system faster. Tryptophan absorption is normally inhibited or deterred by other amino acids but in the presence of sugar tryptophan is absorbed more quickly. \nTraditional Chinese medicine has included treatment for insomnia throughout its history. A typical approach may utilize acupuncture, dietary and lifestyle analysis, herbology and other techniques, with the goal of resolving the problem at a subtle level. Although t
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teens should be in bed.  or studying.
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You are talking to the right person:\nI have had insomnia on and off for the past 4 years.  However, I don't have the normal kind.  I can get to sleep, but I wake up around 3am and can't get back to sleep.  \nWhat usually helps me is to be honest with myself and admit that something is bothering me.  Another thing I do is to reduce the caffeine intact after 12noon.  \nI also try not to spend too much time "trying" to go back to bed.  Sometimes I get up and watch tv until I am sleepy and try to go back again.  Another technique I try is to purposely focus on happy thoughts and eventually I fall asleep.  \nIf you think the insomnia is health related, you might want to consult a doctor.  I know there is a sleep clinic in the SF Bay area.  If you don't live close by, there has got to be another near you.  Good luck and keep trying!
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To get more energy. If you don't you will get in Sleep debt. Also your brain, reflexes, and body would not do as good. When you are in sleep debt you have to sleep more to get back on track. Also the recommended hours of sleep are 8 to 9 hours.\n\nFor kids they need 10 to 11 hours of sleep.\nAlso Dr. Know (from TV) did tests on a lab rat (Not a rat but a human) by forcing them to only get 4 hours of sleep each night and did a test a found out their reflexes were slowing, their memory test wasn't as good, and when they recovered (pay their sleep debt) they did better.
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Insomnia \n\nInsomnia is not considered a disease, as are some sleeping disorders, but it does affect 25% of the population occasionally, 10% as a chronic problem, and is the most common sleeping disorder of them all. Everyone experiences sleepless nights occasionally for various reasons, but chronic insomnia means that the brain is not getting enough rest, on a consistent basis, which can lead to greater problems. \n\nInsomnia includes any combination of difficulty with falling asleep, staying asleep, intermittent wakefulness, and early-morning awakening. Some things that can cause or contribute to insomnia include: illness, depression, anxiety, stress, poor sleeping environment, caffeine, abuse, alcoholism, heavy smoking, physical discomfort, daytime napping, certain medical conditions, and other sleeping habits like going to bed early, and excessive time spent awake in bed. \n\nConsistent insomnia can result in reduced energy level, irritability, disorientation, dark circles under the eyes, posture changes and fatigue.
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what time do you go to bed?\n\nyou might want to examine your sleep hygiene and make sure that you're getting QUALITY sleep... (even if you're getting enough quantity)\n\ndepression can definitely cause insomnia and hypersomia (too much sleep); do you ever feel "blue"?  do you feel stressed?  how's your appetite?  it's still winter (at least in U.S.) and sometime mild depression can be seasonal\n\nsleep problems could also be do to endocrine problems such as w/ your thyroid\n\nhere's what I would do:  1) try to normalize your sleep (go to bed ~same time, wake ~same time, don't eat or exercise close to bedtime); 2)try to exercise regularly (just not within a few hours of going to sleep); 3)eat well; 4)consider if you may suffer from depression (it's nothing to be ashamed of); 5)if it continues, talk to your doctor \n\nalso, consider that different people need different amounts of sleep... some are fine with 6 hours while some need 9 hours\n\nsleep is very important and problems with sleep generally correlate with problems with your health!  take it serious!
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well the more you sleep, the more you are used to sleeping so you always want to sleep!! i only sleep 9 hours a night and i'm a young teen!!!!
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Generally if you can't sleep but are tired you are considered to have insomnia. \n\nIf this has been happening for more than a few weeks and none of the following suggestions help, you may want to talk to a doctor.\n\nI had a bad problem with insomnia for many years, and did some research on it.  Here are the things I’ve found that help the most.\n\n1.  Don't take the sleeping pills.  Although they are not addictive in the way we tend to think (you won't jones for them if you miss taking them) they are addictive in the sense that once you have taken them for a while, you will have to take them to get to sleep, but they won't have the same effect they used too.   This is because you tend to not get the necessary REM sleep you need to be rested.  If you must take a sleeping pill, take it well before you go to sleep.  For instance, I prefer to take sleeping pills 2 hours before I go to sleep, so that the pill can get into my system and make me drowsy before I get into bed, then get out of my system (hopefully) early enough that I get some normal sleep.\n\n2.  Try to go to bed at about the same time every night.  You have some wiggle room on this, but if you stay out on Saturday night till 3, it'll be harder to go to sleep at 10PM Sunday.\n\n(Which somewhat contradicts:)\n\n3.  If possible, don't go to bed if you're not sleepy.  Note  - one thing I have read and found to be true is that you have to be awake for 12 hours before you can go back to sleep.  So if you sleep till noon, again, you won't be sleepy at 10PM.  \n\n4.  Don't spend more than 15-30 minutes trying to get to sleep.  If you notice that you've been in bed more than 15 minutes, get out of bed and do something for a while.  Make sure what you do isn't going to make you more hyper; e.g. no exercising or energetic music or writing posts to online debates. \n\n5.  When you go to bed, choose a chore or some other task that you do not want to do and tell yourself that if you are still awake in thirty minutes you will do that task.  Then, if you are still awake, get up and do your chosen task.  This is my favorite suggestion, as it has worked nearly every time I've used it. .\n\nThose are the most useful suggestions I have.  Other things you can try:\n\nBefore you start getting ready for sleep, turn off high energy music and turn the lights down.  I love R&R music, but I went through a period where I had to turn the radio off every night about an hour before I went to bed, or I would be too wired to sleep. And our bodies react to reduced light by producing melatonin which puts us to sleep.  \n\nGet plenty of exercise, but not right before bed.  (Unless you're weird like me - exercise right before bed just puts me to sleep)\n\nAnother suggestion that might work is to relax your body, consciously, one area at a time, starting from your feet. You think about the ball of your left foot and relax it, then the ball of your right foot, then the arch of your left foot, etc. You have to concentrate (pretty hard) on what you are doing.