The difference between neurasthenia and insomnia

Neurasthenia and insomnia are two common diseases. There is a great correlation between them, but there are also certain differences. Neurasthenia often leads to insomnia, and there are many reasons for insomnia. In addition to neurasthenia, there are other causes of the disease. Neurasthenia is relatively harmful to human health. It not only causes insomnia, but also leads to various manifestations such as psychological depression.

The difference between neurasthenia and insomnia

Some people suffer from insomnia, while others have poor sleeping symptoms and call themselves suffering from neurasthenia. This is a typical case of confusing neurasthenia with insomnia, which is actually wrong. It is reported that 96% of neurasthenia has insomnia factors, but neurasthenia has its own unique characteristics, mainly manifested as mental excitability, fatigue, mental decline and physical fatigue, accompanied by various physical discomforts and sleep disorders, and the course of the disease is often prolonged, with symptoms varying from mild to severe, and each fluctuation in the condition is often related to psychological and social factors.

If symptoms such as insomnia, headache, dizziness, memory impairment, and autonomic dysfunction occur, neurasthenia can be considered, but it is necessary to rule out whether it is accompanied by physical illness and mental functional diseases such as early schizophrenia. At the same time, it should be distinguished from depression, because depression also has symptoms of neurasthenia in the early stages, but depression is accompanied by low mood, pessimism, disappointment, loss of interest in various activities, and suicidal attempts or behaviors. Finally, other neuroses must be ruled out before a diagnosis of neurasthenia can be made.

Neurasthenia is a symptom of insomnia

The main symptoms are difficulty falling asleep and prolonged sleep latency. Patients often feel sleep deprived and have many dreams, and the content of their dreams are mostly nightmares that can be clearly recalled, so patients feel very distressed. It is particularly important to remind you that if neurasthenia is accompanied by persistent insomnia, we should consider that the diagnosis is not neurasthenia, but anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder or endogenous depression.

Almost all patients with neurasthenia suffer from insomnia to varying degrees, but insomnia is not only seen in patients with neurasthenia, other physical diseases can also cause insomnia. In addition, there is a condition called "habitual insomnia" or "simple insomnia", which is manifested as insomnia that has existed for many years, and it is more difficult to fall asleep than ordinary people, or sleeps less than ordinary people, but there are no other abnormalities, and the person is able to perform his or her own studies and work and has good social adaptation. This condition is not pathological and generally does not require treatment.