Why Do Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients Tend To Suffer From Insomnia

2015-01-07 08:48

Patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) have a high rate of insomnia. This can be caused by a number of factors. But why are PKD patients more likely to suffer from insomnia?

Restless legs common among patients with PKD

Restless leg is a sleep disorder common among people on PKD. Restless leg is characterized by paresthesias and dysesthesias, conditions improved through the movement of the affected limb, usually in the evening. People with restless leg syndrome will have an urge to move usually due to uncomfortable sensation, motor restlessness, worsening symptoms in the evening. These all cause a poor sleep quality.

Frequent urination at night

For people with kidney cyst, kidney cyst will grow bigger and bigger with time going on. Without effective treatments, cysts will affect renal tubule function. Under such a condition, substances and fluid filtered by glomeruli can not be reabsorbed effectively and they are finally excreted out of the body as urine. This is the reason why PKD patients have increased urination at night. This can also affect sleep quality.

Mood and insomnia

Most PKD patients are likely to develop depression, because they think their disease cannot be cured. The bad mood, psychology presses muscularity and chronic fatigue could be the reasons of insomnia. Patients should relax themselves and shift their attention to get detailed information about the treatment of polycystic kidney disease. Lots of people can live a long time with PKD after receiving treatment in our hospital.

Insomnia is just one of symptoms of kidney cyst. It should not be left untreated. If you want to know how to alleviate this condition, you can leave a message to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com or consult our online doctor directly.

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