What happens to people who suffer insomnia, over time?

What happens to people who suffer insomnia, over time?

Irshaad Ebrahim (Medical Director of The London Sleep Centre) gives expert video advice on: What is insomnia?; What happens to people who suffer insomnia, over time?; How many people suffer from insomnia? and more...

If someone has chronic insomnia then they become vulnerable to other problems. Most commonly they become vulnerable to symptoms of daytime tiredness, fatigue, and daytime sleepiness because of this chronic sleep loss, not unlike suffers of <a href="http://www.videojug.com/interview/the-effects-of-sleep-deprivation-2">sleep deprivation</a>. They also become more vulnerable to depression and to anxiety disorder. They also become vulnerable to infections and the immune system seem to suffer for this.