Insomnia and Sleep Disorder Treatment in Jaipur

Understanding Insomnia

Insomnia means difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or waking too early, at least three nights a week, despite having the chance to sleep. When it lasts three months or more it is called chronic insomnia.

Sleep problems are closely linked with mental health. Anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, substance use and stress all disturb sleep, and poor sleep in turn worsens these conditions. Treating both together gives the best results.

Common signs and symptoms

• Taking more than 30 minutes to fall asleep
• Waking often during the night or too early in the morning
• Feeling tired and unrefreshed after sleep
• Daytime sleepiness, irritability or poor concentration
• Worrying about sleep and dreading bedtime
• Relying on sleeping pills or alcohol to sleep

Causes and risk factors

• Stress, anxiety and an overactive mind at bedtime
• Depression and other mood disorders
• Irregular schedules, shift work or late-night screen use
• Caffeine, nicotine or alcohol
• Pain, medical conditions or medicines
• Other sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea or restless legs

When should you see a psychiatrist?

Consider booking an appointment if these difficulties have lasted more than two weeks, keep coming back, or are affecting your work, studies, relationships or daily routine. You do not need to wait until things feel unbearable; early treatment is usually shorter and more effective.

How Dr. Surabhi Mathur makes a diagnosis

Your first consultation is an unhurried conversation about your symptoms, how long they have been present, your medical and family history, sleep, stress and any substance use. Where needed, Dr. Mathur uses standard rating scales and may suggest blood tests to rule out physical causes such as thyroid or vitamin problems. You leave with a clear explanation of what is happening and a treatment plan you have agreed to.

Treatment options

• CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I)

  The recommended first treatment for chronic insomnia: resetting the sleep schedule, reducing time awake in bed, and changing unhelpful thoughts about sleep.

• Sleep hygiene

  A regular wake time, a calm bedtime routine, limiting screens and caffeine, and a sleep-friendly bedroom.

• Treating the underlying cause

  Managing anxiety, depression, pain or substance use that is disturbing sleep.

• Careful use of medication

  If medicines are needed, non-habit-forming options are preferred, and habit-forming sleeping pills are kept to short courses.

• Help to stop sleeping pills

  A gradual, supervised plan for people who have become dependent on sleeping tablets.

How long does treatment take?

With CBT-I, most people sleep noticeably better within four to eight weeks, and the improvement lasts after treatment ends. When an underlying condition is treated, sleep usually improves along with it.

Why choose Dr. Surabhi Mathur in Jaipur?

• MBBS, MD (Psychiatry), Consultant Psychiatrist at Narayana Hospital
• Trained in psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Plans that combine therapy, medication and lifestyle care
• Strictly confidential, non-judgmental consultations
• Clinic in Nirman Nagar, open seven days a week
• Hospital care at Narayana Hospital when it is needed