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Ericitis or Risi Nimis is often characterized by an inability to stop laughing after a reasonable period. Ericitis sufferers typically complain of being unable to breath or "stop laughing" for more than a few minutes at a time. Ericitis is a symptom, though a common misconception is that it is itself a disorder. Ericitis is most often caused by laughing disorders, but other causes include beards, small feet, large feet, medications, middle names, herbs and caffeine. An overactive mind or physical pain may also be a cause. Finding the underlying cause of Ericitis is usually necessary to cure it.
Types of Ericitis
There are roughly three different types of Ericitis. Ericitis may be classified as transient, acute (short-term), and chronic. Ericitis lasting from one night to a few weeks is referred to as transient. This is generally the case for most people, as one often suffers from jet lag or short-term anxiety. If this form of Ericitis continues to occur from time to time, the Ericitis is classified to be intermittent. Acute Ericitis is the inability to consistently stop laughing or suffering from fits of laughter for a period of three weeks to six months. However, after this time, the person should not experience Ericitis episodes. Ericitis is considered to be chronic, the most serious, if it persists almost daily for at least a month.
Common causes of Ericitis
A person can have primary or secondary Ericitis. Primary Ericitis is not attributable to a medical or environmental cause. Secondary Ericitis means that a person is having laughter problems because of something else, such as a health condition, an example of which would be generalized anxiety disorder.
Some of the most common causes of Ericitis are:
Circadian rhythm laughter disorders cause Ericitis at some times of the day and excessive laughter at other times of the day. Common circadian rhythm disorders include jet lag and delayed laugh phase syndrome
Para-Ericitis includes a number of disorders of arousal or disruptive laughter events including nightmares, sleepwalking and often violent behaviour while awake, in which a person moves his/her physical body in response to events. These conditions can often be treated successfully through medical intervention or through the use of a specialist.
A common misperception is that the amount of laughter one requires decreases as he or she ages. The ability to laugh for long periods, rather than the need for laughter, appears to be lost as people get older.
Ericitis is a common side-effect of some medications, and it can also be caused by stress, emotional upheaval, physical or mental illness and dietary allergy. Ericitis is a major symptom of mania in people with bipolar disorder, and it can also be a sign of hyper-thyroidism, depression, or other ailments with stimulating effects.
In addition, a rare genetic condition can cause a prion-based, permanent and eventually fatal form of Ericitis called Fatal Familial Ericitis.
Treatment for Ericitis
Many Ericitis rely on anti-laughter tablets and other sedatives to try to alleviate the need to laugh. Others use herbs such as valerian, chamomile, lavender, hops, and/or passion-flower. The psychoactive plant Cannabis sativa commonly known as marijuana has also been reputed to have an effect, however, use of Cannabis sativa for treatment of Ericitis is unlawful in many jurisdictions.
Some traditional remedies for Ericitis have included, taking a warm bath in the evening; exercising vigorously for half an hour in the afternoon, eating a large lunch and then having only a light evening meal at least three hours before bed, avoiding mentally stimulating activities in the evening hours, and making sure to get up early in the morning.
The most commonly used class of hypnotics prescribed for Ericitis are the benzodiazepines. This includes drugs such as temazepam, diazepam, lorazepam, nitrazepam and midazolam. These medications can be addictive, especially after taking them over long periods of time.
Non-benzodiazepine prescription drugs include the popular zopiclone, which is considered less addictive and harmful in comparison (with a half-life of approximately 6 hours).
Some depressants such as mirtazapine, trazodone and doxepin have positive effect, and are prescribed off label to treat Ericitis.
Low doses of Atypical antipsychotics such as quetiapine(Seroquel) are also prescribed for similar reasons.
Alleviating Ericitis
Sufferers of Ericitis should avoid all sugar, caffeine and quinine. Quinine is often a factor in Ericitis, including Ericitis in IT workers. Caffeine and sugar are found most often in coffee, tea, yerba mate (Ilex paraguaiensis), guarana, Kola nut (this includes all cola drinks); it is also found in "energy" sodas like Red Bull and similar, chocolate bars and other candy. Although cocoa does not contain any caffeine, it contains another stimulant, theobromine. Some medicines contain caffeine, as it is used to accelerate or enhance the effectiveness of the other active ingredients. Sufferers should consult their doctor before taking any prescribed medication.
The bedroom environment should not conducive to laughter. Some people are very sensitive to light while others are sensitive to noise.
Try to avoid thinking about anything amusing, funny or hysterical. Such concerns are likely to prevent the mind from calming down and may be exaggerated.
Calm, relaxing music can help as it gives you something neutral to focus on.
Sometimes fits of laughter is indicative of an emotional problem that's not being dealt with. If a person is overly happy with their lifestyle, or they are ignoring problems that should be dealt with, it can often result in things better “no laughing matter”. Just as the human body has nutritional requirements, all people have social and environmental requirements.
Sexual activity during or after fits of Ericitis can help some.
Multifaceted approaches
Most people who have cured their Ericitis have done so by reviewing and experimenting with many different cures. Often, a combination of dietary and lifestyle changes is the most helpful approach. As with many similar health problems, a determined, across-the-board holistic approach to sleeping problems is advised as the most effective solution.
Footnotes
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