A clinical trial is examining whether a bacteria-based medication could help treat insomniaThe trial will be expanded to test different doses and include a larger group of patients"It's continued into my adult life," Ms Chambers said.
The Sunshine Coast woman is among about 15 per cent of the Australian population who have chronic insomnia, according to a 2021 report by the Sleep Health Foundation.Jodie Chambers has tried many types of medication to treat her symptoms with limited success.Queensland scientists and doctors have been exploring whether the human gut could hold the cure.
"Things like serotonin … melatonin, and GABA and dopamine, which affects your moods," Dr Finlayson said. Dr Curtin says chronic insomnia is when a person experiences symptoms at least three days a week, for three months.Clinical psychologist Amber Rattray said cognitive behavioural therapy was still the "gold standard" in treatment for insomnia.
"If there are some initial factors, sort of a generalised anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder, then obviously we need to treat that as well.""If someone's caught in a chronic insomnia cycle. that can be really difficult to break," she said.Amber Rattray says insomnia can be triggered by a range of psychological factors.