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Our doctors will detect the best treatment for insomnia considering your symptoms and health history. We will guide you on the road to a better sleep step by step.

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Have an initial appointment with a licensed online doctor for insomnia. Get a diagnosis, know your treatment plan, and receive a prescription.
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Attend follow-ups with a therapist or a prescriber via telemedicine services and refill prescriptions from home.
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Take a Free Assessment

Answer a few questions in the SmartCare checker to start your insomnia treatment. See the screening results instantly!
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Attend Initial Consultation

Have an initial appointment with a licensed online doctor for insomnia. Get a diagnosis, know your treatment plan, and receive a prescription.
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Have Follow-ups

Attend follow-ups with a therapist or a prescriber via telemedicine services and refill prescriptions from home.
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  • Identifying treatment goals
  • Developing a treatment plan
  • Prescribing medications if required

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Insomnia is a mental health condition characterized by sleep deprivation. It can be short-term or long-term; acute, chronic, or comorbid. Its causes vary from jet lag and hectic work schedule to stress and underlying health conditions or taking certain medications. Depending on the causes and the duration of experiencing symptoms, professional help may be needed.

If left untreated, insomnia may increase the risk for mental and physical health disorders, including high blood pressure, asthma, stroke, anxiety, and depression. It may also negatively affect brain functioning, memory, and ability to concentrate, which results in higher risks for accidents. With the right treatment, you can avoid such consequences.
Insomnia is usually characterized as trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, waking up multiple times during the night, or waking up too early, among the rest. The signs vary from one patient to another according to the root cause of the condition and several internal and external factors, that is why a diagnosis can only be made by a certified doctor.

Yes, insomnia is one of the most common symptoms occurring after the Covid-19 recovery, especially if the patient experienced severe symptoms. It is a long-hauler effect and its nature is not researched completely yet, but generally, it can last up to 12 months.

Main Symptoms of Insomnia

Treatment for insomnia in adults starts with analyzing the symptoms, their mix, and severity. These are the key signs of sleep issues:

  • Trouble falling asleep
  • Trouble staying asleep
  • Waking up often during the night
  • Waking up too early and not being able to go back to sleep
  • Not feeling rested after a long sleep
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Acute Insomnia

Acute Insomnia

It is a short-term sleep disorder that lasts from several days to one month. It usually occurs when the person adapts to new circumstances. The main causes include stress, jet lag, a new job, work deadlines, exams, relationship issues, excessive light or noise, or physical discomfort during the day or at night.
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Chronic Insomnia

Chronic Insomnia

Untreated symptoms can result in the development of chronic insomnia. It is diagnosed if the symptoms are noticed at least three nights a week for three months or longer. Primary chronic insomnia occurs because of stressful events or recurrent concerns. Secondary one is caused by underlying medical conditions.
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Primary Insomnia

Primary Insomnia

Primary insomnia is a type of chronic insomnia. Most often, this condition is not related to any lifestyle specifics, habits, or underlying mental or physical illnesses: its cases are usually not defined. Primary insomnia may last for years and worsen because of stress.
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Insomnia Caused by Medical Conditions

Insomnia Caused by Medical Conditions

Insomnia can be caused by mental conditions or chronic physical illnesses, such as asthma, allergies, chronic pain, diabetes, gastroesophageal reflux disease, heart disease, and others.
Acute Insomnia

It is a short-term sleep disorder that lasts from several days to one month. It usually occurs when the person adapts to new circumstances. The main causes include stress, jet lag, a new job, work deadlines, exams, relationship issues, excessive light or noise, or physical discomfort during the day or at night.
Chronic Insomnia

Untreated symptoms can result in the development of chronic insomnia. It is diagnosed if the symptoms are noticed at least three nights a week for three months or longer. Primary chronic insomnia occurs because of stressful events or recurrent concerns. Secondary one is caused by underlying medical conditions.
Primary Insomnia

Primary insomnia is a type of chronic insomnia. Most often, this condition is not related to any lifestyle specifics, habits, or underlying mental or physical illnesses: its cases are usually not defined. Primary insomnia may last for years and worsen because of stress.
Insomnia Caused by Medical Conditions

Insomnia can be caused by mental conditions or chronic physical illnesses, such as asthma, allergies, chronic pain, diabetes, gastroesophageal reflux disease, heart disease, and others.

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Since chronic insomnia can develop as a response to coexisting physical or mental illnesses, the treatment always starts with a thorough evaluation of the symptoms and health history. Apart from managing the underlying conditions, using sleep medications and cognitive-behavioral therapy is common. Also, relaxation therapy, physical activity, paradoxical intention therapy or sleep restriction, herbal and dietary supplements, and other treatment options can be chosen.

Generally, sleep maintenance insomnia and other types of this condition are treatable. However, depending on the causes and the severity of symptoms, the treatment process might take less or more time.

The best treatment for insomnia in the elderly starts with setting up healthy sleep hygiene and determining if there are any underlying health conditions that may cause sleep issues. After that, psychotherapy, medications, or both approaches can be used.

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Answer the SmartCare Questions

The key features of the SmartCare symptoms checker:
  • An online screening tool
  • Evidence-based and science-backed questions
  • An accurate assessment of symptoms
  • Immediate results based on a clinically tested algorithm

Consult with a Doctor to Get a Chronic Insomnia Diagnosis

A licensed mental health professional will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of your symptoms and health history and will tell you about insomnia causes and treatment in your particular case.

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Insomnia Diagnostics: What’s Involved

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When making an insomnia diagnosis, DSM-5 criteria are used as a reference. The doctor will ask you about the symptoms and how they influence your life.

Sleep diary

To better understand your sleep-wake patterns, the doctor may ask you to note wake time and bedtime, caffeine intake, and other aspects during a few days.

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Insomnia itself is a mental health condition, so its diagnosis also relates to the mental health category. Still, it is usually not an isolated illness but a consequence of experiencing physical issues, poor sleep hygiene, or mental conditions. That is why a detailed evaluation is required to define whether there are any other illnesses.
The most common ways used to make the clinical insomnia diagnosis include a review of your symptoms, sleep habits, and health history, keeping a sleep diary, and ruling out other medical conditions. Sometimes, additional methods like blood tests and sleep studies can be used.
If you notice difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep for a long time, often wake up too early and are not able to fall asleep again, or wake up many times during the night, you might have insomnia. To know more about the possibility of having this condition, you can take an insomnia test online, but a diagnosis can only be made by a certified doctor, so book an appointment early.

Your Personalized Treatment Plan for Insomnia

Our doctors use modern approaches and insomnia treatment guidelines when developing personalized plans. This is how the whole process is built.
Making a Diagnosis
A doctor evaluates your symptoms and checks the SmartCare results. You will also be asked about sleep habits, sleep-wake patterns, and external factors possibly impacting sleep patterns.
Choosing Insomnia Treatment Options
The most common treatment for insomnia includes psychotherapy, medications, or their mix. At MEDvidi, you will be provided with a personalized insomnia treatment algorithm to achieve the desired results.
Handling Follow-ups
Attend follow-up video sessions with your therapist or prescriber to monitor your progress and know whether the chosen insomnia treatment options work well or require adjustments.
Making a Diagnosis

A doctor evaluates your symptoms and checks the SmartCare results. You will also be asked about sleep habits, sleep-wake patterns, and external factors possibly impacting sleep patterns.
Choosing Insomnia Treatment Options

The most common treatment for insomnia includes psychotherapy, medications, or their mix. At MEDvidi, you will be provided with a personalized insomnia treatment algorithm to achieve the desired results.
Handling Follow-ups

Attend follow-up video sessions with your therapist or prescriber to monitor your progress and know whether the chosen insomnia treatment options work well or require adjustments.
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89% of our clients achieve clinically significant results and notice long-lasting effects even after the therapy is finished. This is what they say about telemedicine treatment at MEDvidi.

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Online Therapy for Insomnia

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia or CBT-I is the first-line treatment option. It helps the patient to reduce anxiety, recognize the habit of negative thinking and eliminate it, and develop healthier behavior patterns and beliefs. As a supportive treatment for insomnia, light therapy can be prescribed too.

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Key Elements of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

Sleep Hygiene

Implement lifestyle changes to set up healthy sleep routines and patterns. A CBT-I professional will help you understand the causes of insomnia and will tell you how to eliminate negative external and behavioral factors that lead to sleep issues.

Sleep Restriction

The main purpose of this method is to reduce the time a patient stays in bed awake. The first steps may include later bedtime or getting up earlier, avoiding daytime naps, and embracing new routines. With the visible improvements, time in bed can be increased.

Stimulus Control

In the case of insomnia, CBT therapy also works on the links between sleep stimulus and behavior. A patient can be asked to only go to bed when they are tired, get up if they can’t fall asleep in 10 minutes, and more.

Relaxation Techniques

Since stress is the most common cause of sleep deprivation, relaxation therapy for insomnia is used widely. Meditation, breathing exercises, biofeedback, and progressive muscle relaxation are the most frequently suggested techniques.

Sleep Hygiene

Implement lifestyle changes to set up healthy sleep routines and patterns. A CBT-I professional will help you understand the causes of insomnia and will tell you how to eliminate negative external and behavioral factors that lead to sleep issues.
Sleep Restriction

The main purpose of this method is to reduce the time a patient stays in bed awake. The first steps may include later bedtime or getting up earlier, avoiding daytime naps, and embracing new routines. With the visible improvements, time in bed can be increased.
Stimulus Control

In the case of insomnia, CBT therapy also works on the links between sleep stimulus and behavior. A patient can be asked to only go to bed when they are tired, get up if they can’t fall asleep in 10 minutes, and more.
Relaxation Techniques

Since stress is the most common cause of sleep deprivation, relaxation therapy for insomnia is used widely. Meditation, breathing exercises, biofeedback, and progressive muscle relaxation are the most frequently suggested techniques.

Ask your therapist about lifestyle changes that improve sleep quality.

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Why Is It Important to Treat Insomnia?

If you have symptoms of insomnia, you could notice that lack of sleep affects overall well-being.

In the long run, lack of sleep can lead to physical health problems, obesity, and risks of depression and anxiety. It may also affect one’s social life and performance at work because of tiredness and weakened cognitive abilities.

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With an insomnia treatment plan developed by a mental health expert, you can improve your sleep and avoid the mentioned effects.

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A light therapy box is a special tool used for this kind of therapy. Sitting in front of this box makes the body think it consumes natural sunlight, which affects the body clock positively.
There is a specific cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia or CBT-i is a first-line help option as per the chronic insomnia treatment guidelines. CBT-i focuses on not just one’s way of thinking and behavior but also how they influence sleep patterns and how their modification may contribute to managing the symptoms efficiently.

CBT-i helps patients to identify and modify behaviors and thoughts that lead to sleep issues as well as replace them with beneficial habits. Online doctors for insomnia who work with the CBT-i method assist one to define the root causes of this mental condition, apart from managing the visible symptoms.

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Although psychotherapy is the first-line insomnia treatment, some patients require medications to get rid of unpleasant symptoms.

At MEDvidi, you can get medicine for severe insomnia that will suit you best, as the doctor will initially conduct a thorough evaluation of your symptoms and health history.

Insomnia Treatment: Medication Management

Telemedicine services make it simple to get a diagnosis and receive a prescription and insomnia pills online.

Consult with a mental health expert to receive the best medication for insomnia.

The most common options on the insomnia medications list are the following:

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Benzodiazepines (BZD)

Benzodiazepines (Dalmane, Restoril, Doral, Halcion, Prosom) are FDA-approved pills for insomnia classified as Schedule IV controlled substances. They are usually used in short-term treatment because of the high risk for dependence and substance abuse.

Nonbenzodiazepine GABA agonists (Z drugs)

Nonbenzodiazepines (zolpidem (Ambien), zaleplon (Sonata), eszopiclone (Lunesta)) include sedative-hypnotics and CNS depressants and require a prescription as Schedule IV. They cause fewer side effects than benzodiazepines.

Melatonin agonists
Melatonin agonists for insomnia include melatonin (a dietary supplement, not under FDA regulations) and ramelteon (Rozerem) — an FDA-approved drug for onset insomnia.
Orexin receptor antagonists
Orexin receptor antagonists (suvorexant (Belsomra), lemborexant (Dayvigo), daridorexant (Quviviq)) work on binding orexins regulating sleep-wake cycles.
Over-the-counter (OTC) Insomnia Drugs

Benadryl (diphenhydramine) and Unisom (doxylamine) can also be recommended for insomnia treatment. These drugs do not require a prescription. However, it is better to consult with a doctor before taking them.

Off-label Medications for Insomnia
Some antidepressants and antipsychotics can be used to manage the symptoms of anxiety and sleep deprivation. Common examples include mirtazapine (Remeron, Merck) and desyrel (Trazodone).
Benzodiazepines (BZD)

Benzodiazepines (Dalmane, Restoril, Doral, Halcion, Prosom) are FDA-approved pills for insomnia classified as Schedule IV controlled substances. They are usually used in short-term treatment because of the high risk for dependence and substance abuse.
Nonbenzodiazepine GABA agonists (Z drugs)

Nonbenzodiazepines (zolpidem (Ambien), zaleplon (Sonata), eszopiclone (Lunesta)) include sedative-hypnotics and CNS depressants and require a prescription as Schedule IV. They cause fewer side effects than benzodiazepines.
Melatonin agonists

Melatonin agonists for insomnia include melatonin (a dietary supplement, not under FDA regulations) and ramelteon (Rozerem) — an FDA-approved drug for onset insomnia.
Orexin receptor antagonists

Orexin receptor antagonists (suvorexant (Belsomra), lemborexant (Dayvigo), daridorexant (Quviviq)) work on binding orexins regulating sleep-wake cycles.
Over-the-counter (OTC) Insomnia Drugs

Benadryl (diphenhydramine) and Unisom (doxylamine) can also be recommended for insomnia treatment. These drugs do not require a prescription. However, it is better to consult with a doctor before taking them.
Off-label Medications for Insomnia

Some antidepressants and antipsychotics can be used to manage the symptoms of anxiety and sleep deprivation. Common examples include mirtazapine (Remeron, Merck) and desyrel (Trazodone).
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The most commonly prescribed sleeping pills for insomnia include Nonbenzodiazepine GABA agonists (Z drugs) and benzodiazepines, doxepin, eszopiclone, and others. Note that only a certified doctor can prescribe the right medications according to the set of symptoms and health history.

If you take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, beta-agonists, dopamine agonists, anticonvulsants, psychostimulants, or pills influencing blood pressure regulation, you may experience the symptoms of insomnia. Consult with your doctor about the medications you take as well as whenever you experience side effects from them.

Benzodiazepines are the most frequently used chronic insomnia medications, including estazolam, temazepam, triazolam, and others. However other medications can be chosen according to the patient’s symptoms and medications history.

Only a doctor can conduct a proper assessment, tell you if you need pharmacological treatment, and select the best medicine to treat insomnia. In many cases, CBT-i and setting up sleep hygiene help to manage the symptoms effectively.

Useful Materials

Even though the symptoms of insomnia are commonly known, only a doctor can make a diagnosis. Still, along with seeking professional help, you can learn more about this condition using legitimate sources.

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Mild insomnia can be treated with the help of self-help tips and lifestyle changes. These include reducing caffeine and alcohol intake, adding regular physical activity to your schedule, having healthy sleep hygiene, and practicing relaxation techniques. However, in some cases, talk therapy and medications are necessary to overcome the symptoms successfully, so don’t hesitate to consult with a doctor.

Diabetes, chronic pains, asthma, certain heart diseases, overactive thyroid, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease are some of the illnesses that may result in the development of insomnia. Seek professional help to know whether your sleep issues are caused by physical or mental conditions.
Some drugs aimed to treat blood pressure problems, such as Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II-receptor blockers, can cause insomnia. If you suppose sleep issues are a side effect of some medications you take, consult with your prescriber.