Homeopathic Medicine for Insomnia – Sleeplessness

Acidum phos. (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness after depressing events, sorrow or loss and death of a friend or a relative.

Aconitum nap. 200: In badly shocked cases, give Aconitum nap. 200 every 15 minutes to induce a sleep. Sleeplessness is caused by fear or overexcitement or shock. Restlessness.

Alfalfa Q, 10 drops (Twice a day): Sleeps better in the morning. It induces quiet, peaceful and refreshing sleep.

Ambra grisea (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness due to worries or business troubles.

Ammonium val. 3x (Thrice a day): Insomnia especially during pregnancy and menopause, with neuralgic headache.

Apium grave. (Thrice a day): Patient of insomnia is not fatigued from loss of sleep. Wakes from 1 to 3 AM. Un-refreshed.

Apomorphinum mur. 3c (Thrice a day): Produces sleep after administration of one or two doses hourly.

Argentum nit. (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness from worry about an event the next day such as an interview or an examination.

Arnica mont. (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness caused by over-exertion, mental or physical. Bed appears too hard. Tosses about to find a soft portion of the bed.

Arsenicum alb. (Thrice a day): Inability to fall asleep or waking up at about 2 AM due to anxiety. Great restlessness and a great need to get up and walk about in the room. Sleepy yet unable to sleep. Child tosses and kicks the clothes.

Avena sativa Q 10 (Twice a day) 10 drops in ½ cup of water: Sleeplessness in alcoholics and those with morphine habits.

Belladonna (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness after midnight from anxiety and restlessness. Gets up and walks. Insomnia during pregnancy.

Beilis per. (Thrice a day): Wakes early in the morning and cannot get to sleep again, especially after 1-2 AM at night.

Bryonia alba (Thrice a day): Insomnia due to business worries.

Cannabis ind. Q (One dose daily), 10 drops in! 4 cups of water: Very sleepy but unable to do so. Obstinate and severe forms of insomnia. Give 10 drops a dose.

Cataria nep. Q (One dose daily) 5 drops in 14 cups of water: It relieves sleeplessness of children who cannot sleep due to colic. It cures colic and produces sleep.

Causticum (Thrice a day): Cannot sleep due to heat, especially dry heating of houses with natural gas.

Chamomilla (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness and restlessness during the first part of night. Gets up and walks.

Chininum ars. 6 (Thrice a day), Acidum mur. (Thrice a day): They produce sleep after taking one dose only. Sleepy but unable to sleep. Tosses about with restlessness; sleeplessness is due to nervous causes.

Chloralum 200 (One dose daily): It is a powerful sleep producing remedy in patients with mental diseases, with asthma, hallucinations and night terrors. Insomnia from over-fatigue.

Cimicifuga (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness in children during the period of dentition.

Cocculus ind. (Thrice a day): Constant drowsiness and spasmodic yawning after loss of sleep. Vertigo.

Coffea cruda (Thrice a day): Insomnia after happy news, pleasant surprises and after over-work. The problems of the day seem to go around and round in the mind. It can happen even with bad news. Cannot sleep in the early hours of night. Insomnia during pregnancy and after child birth.

Colchicum autum. (Thrice a day): Great prostration as a result of loss of sleep due to hard study or night watching. There is a feeling of internal coldness.

Conium mac. (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness due to neuralgic pains.

Cuprum met. 12x (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness due to cramps in the body

Cypripedium pub. (Thrice a day): Insomnia of children. Child wakes up at night and starts playing.

Helonias (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness on account of tiring hard labour with aching of muscles.

Hypericum Q (Twice a day) 10 drops in ½ cup of water: Insomnia or agitated sleep due to mental tension and anxiety. It does not interfere in the normal mental activity.

Ignatia amara (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness due to grief and an event like death. There is continued yawning and a fear that she can never sleep again.

Kalium carb. (Thrice a day): Drowsy after eating. Wakes up at about 2 AM and cannot sleep again.

Kalium phos. 200x (Thrice a day): A great remedy for sleeplessness. The patient is weak and nervous. Sleeplessness due to business worries and due to mental disturbances.

Lupulus 3x (Thrice a day): The patient feels drowsy but cannot sleep. Its use produces a deep lethargic sleep. It is especially useful in cases of hysteria and drunkards.

Lycopodium (Thrice a day): Awakes at about 4 AM and then cannot go to sleep due to an over-active mind.

Magnesium phos. (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness on account of indigestion.

Natrium mur. 200 (One dose daily): Sleeplessness due to griefs of the past and unpleasant events of the past.

Nux vomica (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness is due to over-excitement, exhaustion and stress. He is very irritable. Falls asleep but wakes up between 3 to 4 a.m. – remains awake for a few hours and again falls asleep till the time of usual get up. He is very critical of others. Sleeplessness due to alcohol or drug habits or abuse of coffee.

Opium (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness and restlessness during the time of sleeping but is sound asleep when it is time to get up. Feels chilly when uncovered and hot when covered.

Passiflora Q: Sleeplessness due to insanity and worries. Give 15 drops a dose after 30 minutes at bed time till asleep, produces normal sleep.

Phosphorus (Thrice a day): Insomnia in old people.

Piper methy. 3x (Thrice a day): It is helpful if anxiety in case of sleeplessness as it relieves both anxiety and insomnia. It produces deep and restful sleep.

Piscidia Q: Insomnia due to worry, nervous excitement, dysmenorrhea, coughs and pains. Give 30-40 drops a dose near bed time. Generally, one dose is sufficient to produce long and undisturbed sleep.

Plantago (Thrice a day): Insomnia of smokers.

Pulsatilla nig. (Thrice a day): Falls asleep but cannot sleep. Bed feels hot. Moves about in vain in bed to find a cool spot. Even the ticking of a clock disturbs. Sleeplessness on account of eating very late at night.

Scutelaria lat. 3x (Thrice a day): Its use relaxes the nervous tension and induces inner calm and relieves sleeplessness.

Secale cor. (Thrice a day): Insomnia of drug and liquor habituals.

Senecio aur. (Thrice a day): Sleeplessness during menopause, prolapse of uterus or urinary disturbances. Great drowsiness with unpleasant dreams.

Sticta pulm. (Thrice a day): Insomnia due to fracture or a wound.

Tabacum (Thrice a day): Insomnia due to nervous breakdown.

Valeriana Q: Insomnia due to nocturnal itching. Insomnia during pregnancy or menopause.

NOTE: Some sleep disorders are caused by physical problems, the treatment of which can make sleeplessness disappear. Some are caused by medications and can be resolved by a change of prescription. Still others are caused by poor sleep habits, such as too much napping which can be broken with education and efforts. Below are some helpful hints for getting a good night rest:

1. Maintain a regular sleep schedule. Getting up at the same time every morning synchronizes the body’s biological clock.
2. Keep the bedroom for sleeping. Do not read, watch TV or eat in bed.
3. If you do not fall asleep within 20 minutes of going to bed, get up and read or listen to quite music until you get sleepy.
4. Limit daytime naps.
5. Take a 20 to 30 minutes warm bath before bed.
6. Drink a glass of milk just before bed (warm or cold).
7. Avoid caffeinated beverages and chocolate in the afternoon and evening.
8. Don’t drink alcohol before bed time. It can cause sleeplessness at night.
9. Exercise during the day but not before going to bed.
10. According to Dr Anna Wirz – justice leader of the research team at Psychiatric University Clinic of Chronobiology and Sleep Laboratory, Switzerland, keeping the hands and feet warm in a cold bedroom induces sleep quickly