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Symptoms of Insomnia
Symptoms of Insomnia
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Insomnia includes the 20 symptoms listed below:
- Sleep problems
- Difficulty falling asleep
- Frequent night waking
- Difficulty returning to sleep
- Waking too early
- Unrefreshing sleep
- Racing mind
- Daytime tiredness
- Fatigue
- Drowsiness
- Difficulty concentrating
- Irritability
- The history is the most important part of evaluating insomnia. It must include a complete sleep history, medical history, psychiatric history, social history, and careful medication review.
- Frequent or early morning awakening
- Problems in sleep onset
- Sleeplessness
- Tiredness
- Sleep disturbance varies from mild to severe.
- Insomnia may manifest as difficulty falling asleep or as frequent nocturnal awakenings.
- Mood alterations
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- Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms
Insomnia: Complications
Review medical complications possibly associated with Insomnia:
- Accidents - increased risk due to drowsiness
- Occupational injury
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Diagnostic Testing
Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Insomnia:
- Sleep diary
- Sleep studies
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Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical tests related to Insomnia:
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Insomnia?
The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Insomnia includes:
- Normal sleep patterns - not everyone is a long sleeper.
- Hypersomnia
- Parasomnias
- Other causes of symptom sleepiness
- Emotional stress
- more diagnoses...»
See the full list of 29 alternative diagnoses for Insomnia
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More information about symptoms of Insomnia and related conditions:
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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms
Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.
- Daytime tiredness - see all causes of Daytime tiredness
- Difficulty concentrating - see all causes of Concentration difficulty
- Difficulty falling asleep - see all causes of Difficulty falling asleep
- Difficulty returning to sleep - see all causes of Insomnia
- Drowsiness - see all causes of Drowsiness
- Fatigue - see all causes of Fatigue
- Frequent night waking - see all causes of Insomnia
- Irritability - see all causes of Irritability
- Racing mind - see all causes of Mania
- Sleep problems - see all causes of Sleep symptoms
- Sleeplessness - see all causes of Sleeplessness
- Tiredness - see all causes of Tiredness
- Unrefreshing sleep - see all causes of Insomnia
- Waking too early - see all causes of Insomnia
Medical Books Online about Insomnia
Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Insomnia are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Insomnia.
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Insomnia:
At any age, insomnia is the most common sleep complaint. Insomnia means:
Insomnia as a symptom:
For a more detailed analysis of Insomnia as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Insomnia.
Insomnia: Onset and Incubation
Onset of Insomnia: Chronic insomnia increases in frequency with age and is more common in the elderly.This is presumed due to greater psychosocial stressors, losses, and medical illnesses.
Medical articles and books on symptoms:
These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:
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About signs and symptoms of Insomnia:
The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Insomnia. This signs and symptoms information for Insomnia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Insomnia signs or Insomnia symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Insomnia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Insomnia symptoms.
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