Many neurological conditions cause problems with sleep, and sleep can be disturbed by symptoms like pain or anxiety. Trouble sleeping can in turn lead to tiredness and fatigue, and problems with thinking and memory. Sometimes complementary therapies might help you sleep better. You can also read about alcohol and insomnia.
Narcolepsy is a rare neurological condition which can cause sudden sleep. Other neurolgical conditions such as head injury can also lead to narcolepsy.
- How to get to sleep (NHS Choices)
www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/sleep/Pages/sleep-home.aspx - Insomnia (NHS Choices)
www.nhs.uk/conditions/Insomnia/Pages/Introduction.aspx - Sleeping well (Royal College of Psychiatrists)
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/healthadvice/problemsdisorders/sleepingwell.aspx - Sleep (Mental Health Foundation)
www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/s/sleep - Sleep (MS Trust)
www.mstrust.org.uk/a-z/sleep - Getting a good night's sleep (Pain Concern)
http://painconcern.org.uk/?s=sleep - Getting a good night's sleep (Age UK)
www.ageuk.org.uk/health-wellbeing/conditions-illnesses/getting-a-good-nights-sleep - Sleep apnoea - information for patients (Sleep Apnoea Trust)
www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org/sleep-apnoea-information-patients - Insomniacs
website created by and for people with insomnia
www.insomniacs.co.uk - Healthy Sleep for Children: Everything You Need to Know (Bed Rating website)
https://blog.bedrating.com/healthy-sleep-for-children-everything-you-need-to-know
Visit our Information Centre to read the book Insomnia and other Adult Sleep Problems by the neuropsychiatrist Gregory Stores. Or have a look in your local library for this book.
