Lack of Sleep Effects

We heard the clichéd saying, “Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wise and wealthy!” This speaks much about the importance of sleep in everyone’s life. However because of certain factors, some people suffer from sleeplessness wherein either they can’t sleep for more than two hours because of their busy schedules or they can’t sleep for more than two hours. The former is a self-induced condition wherein an individual is very busy to sleep properly, while latter is a medical condition and requires medical checkup.

The most common causes of lack of sleep include fear, anxiety, any health condition, stress, excess work, etc. you must remember that if insomnia continues for a long period, it may result in chronic insomnia. Do you know the harmful effects of sleep deprivation Insomnia or lack of sleep can afflict all parts of the body. Let us know in detail about the lack of sleep effects.

Short Term  Lack of Sleep Effects

sleepiness is the immediate short term effect of sleep deprivation. If a person does not sleep for sufficient amount of time, he may feel sleepy the next day. Next, constant feeling of drowsiness, laziness and drowsiness are other side effects of insomnia. Following are other side effects of sleep deprivation:

• Irritability
• Impaired alertness
• Impaired attention
• Memory lapse
• Nausea
• Headache
• Muscle fatigue
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Low concentration

Most of the above mentioned are some effects of sleeplessness in young adults and teenagers. Teenagers are more susceptible to suffer from insomnia because of activities, studies, etc. One can overcome this easily by having a good sleep in night for about 6 – 7 hours daily. But, if an individual is suffering from chronic insomnia, following are some possible long term symptoms of lack of sleep.

Long Term Effects of Sleep Deprivation

In long run, sleeplessness afflicts the functionality of all body parts, particularly the impact of sleeplessness is more severe on the heart and brain and in some cases, it is irreversible. Following are some lack of sleep effects:

• Weight loss or gain
• Faster aging of the skin
• Low sex drive
• Diabetes
• Stroke
• High blood pressure
• Irregular heart beat
• Heart failure
• Heart attack
• Tremors
• Memory loss
• Hypertension
• Heart disease
• Hallucinations

The clear effects of insomnia during pregnancy are not known, however, it is said that it affects the health of the mother and baby as well. Pregnant women may also suffer from depression, irritability and so on because of sleeplessness which may have serious effects on their health. The major side effect of sleep deprivation in pregnant women is weight loss. This is not good for the health of the baby.

Besides these health hazards, several road accidents occur when drivers fall asleep. If a person does not have proper sleep, he is not aware of the things around him and may voluntarily fall asleep.