Is Caffeine A Cause Of Insomnia?
March 7th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Skip That Last Cup After Dinner
Are you a serious insomniac, sometimes going for more than 24 hours without sleep? Try eliminating caffeine from your diet. Caffeine is a stimulant that can cause a person to stay up when all they really want to do is sleep. Could it be, if you can’t find sleep, that caffeine is the cause of your insomnia?
Many people drink coffee after large meals, especially dinner. Waiters will often ask if anyone wants coffee after they eat. Digestion takes energy and people often become tired after they eat. For this reason, people drink coffee to perk them up. However, having this cup of coffee, or two or three, after dinner can wreak havoc on your sleeping schedule. That coffee could be the cause of your insomnia. With all of that caffeine surging through your body, there’s no way that you can lay down and fall asleep. Your heart and head are racing and your legs feel as though there are things crawling on them. You’re up and you’re ready to go, even though you know that you should be winding down so that your body can recharge.
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