Symptoms of Insomnia
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You may have insomnia if you:
- Have difficulty falling asleep—Normally, it should take no more than about 30 minutes to fall asleep once in bed.
- Have difficulty staying asleep—You wake up frequently during the night with difficulty going back to sleep.
- Wake up too early—Waking early in the morning may be normal for “early risers.” It could be a problem, though, if this is not normal for you or if it is reducing your needed sleep time.
- Feel nonrefreshed after sleep and tired during the day—This may indicate that you are waking up during the night or not getting an adequate total number of hours of sleep.
- Feel restless or anxious as bedtime approaches—You may be anticipating insomnia and worrying about it.
References:
Insomnia: symptoms. National Sleep Foundation website. Available at: http://www.sleepfoundation.org/site/c.huIXKjM0IxF/b.2462649/apps/nl/content3.asp?content_id={1A323282-4502-46BF-89D7-85FC7E10DCF4}¬oc=1. Accessed February 11, 2009.
Morenthaler T, Kramer M, Alessi C, et al. Practice parameters for the psychological and behavioral treatment of insomnia: an update. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine report. Sleep. 2006;29:1415-1419.
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr/index.htm .
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ .
National Sleep Foundation website. Available at: http://www.sleepfoundation.org/ .
Your guide to healthy sleep. National Center on Sleep Disorders Research. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. November 2005. NIH Publication No. 06-5271. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/healthy_sleep.pdf . Accessed February 11, 2009.
Last reviewed February 2009 by Rimas Lukas, MD
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