Idorsia insomnia

Insomnia can mean difficulty falling asleep, repeated waking, waking too early or feeling unrefreshed despite time in bed. Stress, anxiety, low mood, shift work, travel across time zones, pain, medicines and an irregular sleep schedule can all contribute.

The name Idorsia may refer to a company or a medicine-related search rather than a separate type of insomnia. A clinician should check exactly what product or information you mean, because medicines differ in how they work, who can use them and what interactions they have.

Keep a sleep diary showing bedtime, estimated time to sleep, awakenings, waking time, naps, caffeine, alcohol and medicines. Keep a regular wake time, use the bed for sleep, dim bright light before bed and leave the bed briefly if you are awake and alert for a long time.

Ask about cognitive behavioural treatment for insomnia if poor sleep is persistent. Do not combine sleeping products with alcohol or another sedative, and do not drive if sleepy. Review snoring, breathing pauses, restless legs, pain or mood symptoms with a clinician.

Seek urgent help if sleeplessness comes with thoughts of self-harm, severe agitation, confusion, hallucinations or several nights of very little sleep with unusually high energy and risky behaviour. Arrange a clinical review when daytime sleepiness affects driving, work or safety.

Ask whether a medicine, mood change, breathing problem or body-clock disruption is contributing. Clarify the expected benefit and next-day effects of any sleep medicine, how long to use it, how to stop safely and whether a behavioural sleep programme is suitable.