How is chronic insomnia treated?
If the insomnia is not responsive to behavioral therapy or other natural methods of treatment, the primary means of treating it is by using antidepressant, hypnotic, and sedative drugs. However, these drugs are usually addictive and with time lose their effectiveness; hence, they are usually used as a short-term means of treating chronic insomnia. Subsequently, it is recommended to make positive behavioral and lifestyle changes, and also to adopt techniques of relaxation like meditation that help in inducing sleep. If the chronic insomnia is caused by a medical condition, that disease will have to be treated in order to alleviate the sleep deprivation caused by it.
