Common causes of Insomnia

Causes of Insomnia that are very common

The following causes of Insomnia are diseases or medical conditions that affect more than 10 million people in the USA:

• Alcoholism - difficulty sleeping
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Clinical depression
• COPD - sleeplessness
• Depression - difficulty sleeping
• Depressive disorders - difficulty sleeping
• Dysthymia - difficulty sleeping
• Eczema - disturbed sleep
• Excessive alcohol - too much alcohol before bedtime can cause sleeping difficulty.
• Insomnia - sleeplessness
• Lung disorder
• Lung disorders
• Obstructive sleep apnea - frequent arousals
• Premenstrual syndrome - insomnia
• Sinusitis - disturbed sleep
• Sleep apnea - frequent arousals
• Sleep disorders - Insomnia
• Smoking - especially at bedtime
• Thyroid disorders - insomnia

Causes of Insomnia that are common

The following causes of Insomnia are diseases or conditions that affect more than 1 million people in the USA:

• Alzheimer's Disease - sleeplessness
• Angina
• Autoimmune thyroid diseases - insomnia
• Bipolar affective disorder
• Bipolar disorder - insomnia
• Cystitis
• Fibromyalgia - sleep disturbances
• Food allergies - poor sleeping
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Generalized anxiety disorder - trouble staying asleep
• Graves Disease - insomnia
• Heart failure
• Indigestion
• Kidney disease
• Middle ear infection - Sleeping difficulty
• Parkinson's disease
• Pregnancy - mild insomnia can occur during pregnancy (common in early pregnancy presumably related to hormonal changes).
• Prostate disorders
• Renal failure
• Schizophrenia

Causes of Insomnia that are uncommon

The following causes of Insomnia are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:

• Brain injury
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Dementia

Causes of Insomnia that are rare

The offical US government definition of a "rare" disease is one that affects 200,000 people or less. The following causes of Insomnia appear in the population at a rate of less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

• Ascariasis - disturbed sleep
• Narcolepsy - tossing and turning

Causes of Insomnia that are very rare

The following causes of Insomnia appear in the population at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - insomnia
• Cushing's syndrome - sleep disturbances
• East African Trypanosomiasis - insomnia at night
• Heroin dependence - insomnia
• Huntington's disease
• Rett's syndrome - sleep disturbances
• Sedative dependence - Insomnia
• Whiplash - sleep disturbances

Causes of Insomnia without any prevalence information

The following causes of Insomnia are ones for which we do not have any prevalence information.

• Abuse dwarfism syndrome - insomnia
• Acrodynia - insomnia
• Acute intermittent porphyria - insomnia
• Alcohol Withdrawal - insomnia
• Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
• Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing syndrome - insomnia
• Alcoholism - difficulty sleeping
• Aldehyde syndrome - sleeplessness
• Allergic tension-fatigue syndrome - insomnia
• Alzheimer disease 10 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease 12 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease 13 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease 14 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease 15 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease 16 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease 2, late-onset - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease 3, (early-onset Alzheimer disease) - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease 5 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease 6 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease 7 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease 8 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease 9 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease, early-onset, with cerebral amyloid angiopathy - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease, familial, 1 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease, familial, 11 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and apraxia - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and unusual plaques - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer disease, familial, 4 - Disturbed sleep
• Alzheimer's Disease - sleeplessness
• Amantadine
• Ambien withdrawal - insomnia
• Aminophylline
• Amiodarone
• Amphetamine
• Amphetamine abuse - chronic insomnia
• Amphetamine intoxication
• Andropause - sleep disturbance
• Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - sleeping difficulty
• Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts - sleeping difficulty
• Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts, type 1 - sleeping difficulty
• Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts, type 2 - sleeping difficulty
• Angelman-Like Syndrome, X-linked - poor sleep
• Anger
• Angina
• Anxiety
• Anxiety disorders
• Aplastic anemia - sleeping difficulty
• Arthritis
• Arthritis pain
• Asbestosis - sleep disturbances
• Aspirin
• Asthma
• Ativan withdrawal - insomnia
• Barbiturate abuse - insomnia
• Benzodiazepine abuse - insomnia
• Brain Concussion - insomnia
• Breathing-related sleep disorder
• Buerger's disease - insomnia
• Bupropion
• Burnout syndrome - insomnia
• Caffeine
• Caffeine addiction - insomnia
• Caffeine before bedtime
• Cathinone poisoning - insomnia
• Central sleep apnea - Restless sleep
• Certain illicit drugs
• Certain medications
• Certain psychiatric disorders
• Chemical poisoning - Antimony - insomnia
• Chemical poisoning - Ethylbenzene - insomnia
• Chemical poisoning - Gasoline - insomnia
• Chemical poisoning - Jet Fuel-5 - insomnia
• Chemical poisoning - Manganese - insomnia
• Chemical poisoning - Monocrotophos - insomnia
• Chemical poisoning - RDX - insomnia
• Chemical poisoning - Tetryl - insomnia
• Chemical poisoning - Toluene - insomnia
• Chemical-related eczema - disturbed sleep
• Chronic amphetamine use
• Chronic depression - insomnia
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Chronic pain
• Chronic stress
• Chronic vitamin A toxicity - insomnia
• Circadian rhythm sleep disorder - insomnia
• Cirrhosis of liver
• Clinical depression
• Clonazepam
• Clonidine
• Cluster headache - insomnia
• Cocaine abuse - insomnia
• Cocaine addiction - insomnia
• Cocaine withdrawal - sleep disturbance
• Codeine withdrawal - insomnia
• Cold bedroom
• Colic
• Combat stress reaction - insomnia
• Congenital hepatic porphyria - sleep disturbance
• Congestive cardiac failure
• Crack addiction - insomnia
• Crack withdrawal - sleep disturbance
• Crystal meth addiction - insomnia
• Cushing's syndrome - sleep disturbances
• D'Acosta - insomnia
• Daytime napping - can cause or prolong the problem.
• Dementia
• Demerol withdrawal - insomnia
• Dental problem
• Deposition diseases related fibromyalgia - sleep disturbances
• Depression - difficulty sleeping
• Dexamfetamine
• Dexedrine withdrawal - disturbed sleep
• Diaphragmatic paralysis - insomnia
• Diazepam
• Dilaudid withdrawal - insomnia
• Dirty diaper
• Discontinuation syndrome - insomnia
• Disrupted sleep schedules
• Disturbing feelings
• Disturbing thoughts
• Double Depression - insomnia
• Down's Syndrome associated Alzheimer's disease - Disturbed sleep
• Duodenal ulcers
• Dysomnia - Insomnia
• Dyssomnia - difficulty staying asleep
• Earache - Sleeping difficulty
• Early-onset Alzheimer's - Disturbed sleep
• Ecstasy abuse - insomnia
• Ecstasy withdrawal - sleeplessness
• Eczema - disturbed sleep
• Efavirenz
• Endogenous depression - insomnia
• Endogenous insomnia - sleeplessness
• Enlarged bladder
• Environment change
• Environmental allergen related eczema - disturbed sleep
• Epstein Barr virus related fibromyalgia - sleep disturbances
• Erythrodermic eczema - disturbed sleep
• Escitalopram
• Excessive caffeine
• Excitement
• Extreme temperatures
• Eyelid eczema - disturbed sleep
• Familial Forms of Alzheimer's Disease - Disturbed sleep
• Fatal familial insomnia - Insomnia
• Folic acid toxicity - insomnia
• Food Additive Allergy - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - amaranth - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - antioxidants - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - benzoate - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - BHA antioxidants - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - BHT antioxidants - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - carageenan gum - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - Carmine - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - erythrosine - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - guar gum - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - gum - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - gum acacia - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - gum tragacanth - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - lecithin - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - locust bean gum - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - quinoline yellow - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - saffron - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - salicytes - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - sulphite - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - sulphite derivative - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - sunset yellow - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - tartrazine - disturbed sleep
• Food Additive Allergy - xanthan gum - disturbed sleep
• Food allergies - poor sleeping
• Food Allergy - abalone - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - almond - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - aniseed - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - apple - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - apricot - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - avocado - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - banana - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - barley - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - bean - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - beef - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - beer - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - bell pepper - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - brazil nut - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - buckwheat - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - cabbage - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - carp - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - carrot - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - cashew - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - castor bean - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - celery - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - chamomile tea - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - cherry - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - chestnut - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - chick pea - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - chicken meat - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - cinnamon - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - coconut - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - codfish - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - Coriander - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - crab - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - crayfish - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - cumin - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - date palm - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - duck meat - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - fennel - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - fish - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - frog - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - garbanzo (legume) - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - garlic - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - goose meat - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - hazelnut - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - hops - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - kidney bean - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - kiwi fruit - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - lamb - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - lentil - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - lettuce - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - lima bean - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - Linden tea - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - lobster - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - lychee - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - mackerel - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - mango - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - meat - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - melon - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - milk - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - mollusk - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - MSG - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - mussel - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - mustard leaf - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - oat - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - olive - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - oranges - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - papaya - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - paprika - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - parsley - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - pea - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - peach - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - peanuts - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - pear - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - pecan - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - pine nut - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - pineapple - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - plantain - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - plum - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - pomegranates - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - pork - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - potato - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - pumpkin - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - Quorn - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - red meat - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - rice - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - rye - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - salmon - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - scallop - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - sesame - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - shellfish - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - shrimp - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - snail - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - soy - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - soybean - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - spices - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - strawberry - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - sulfite - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - sunflower seeds - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - thyme - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - tomato - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - tree nuts - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - tuna - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - turnip - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - turtle - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - vegetable oil - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - walnuts - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - watermelon - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - wheat - disturbed sleep
• Food Allergy - zucchini - disturbed sleep
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Generalized anxiety disorder - trouble staying asleep
• Ginseng overuse - insomnia
• Glucose transport defect, blood-brain barrier - sleep disturbance
• Gluten allergy - disturbed sleep
• Glénard syndrome - insomnia
• Graves Disease - insomnia
• Grief
• Guarana overuse - insomnia
• Hand eczema - disturbed sleep
• Heart congestion
• Heart disorder
• Heart failure
• Herbal Agent overdose - Ginseng - sleeplessness
• Herbal Agent overdose - Sabah vegetable - insomnia
• Holiday depression - difficulty sleeping
• Hot bedroom
• Hunger
• Huntington's disease
• Hydrocodone withdrawal - insomnia
• Hyperthyroidism - insomnia
• Inborn amino acid metabolism disorder - sleeping difficulty
• Indigestion
• Insomnia - sleeplessness
• Insomnia with sleep apnea - insomnia
• Irritant contact eczema - disturbed sleep
• Jet lag - insomnia
• Kidney disease
• Kleine-Levin-Critchley syndrome
• Lamotrigine
• Late-onset Alzheimer's - Disturbed sleep
• Lead
• Leg cramps
• Lorazepam
• LSD addiction - sleep disturbance
• Lysergic acid diethylamide
• Major depressive disorder related fibromyalgia - sleep disturbances
• Mania
• Marie-Seé Syndrome - insomnia
• Melatonin
• Menopause - insomnia
• Menstruation
• Mental retardation, Microcephaly, Epilepsy and Ataxia Syndrome - poor sleep
• Mental retardation, X-linked - craniofacial dysmorphology - epilepsy - ophthalmoplegia - cerebellar atrophy - poor sleep
• Mental stimulation before bedtime
• Mercury poisoning - consumption of contaminated fish - insomnia
• Mercury poisoning - Folk Remedies - insomnia
• Methamphetamine withdrawal - disturbed sleep
• Methcathinone
• Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
• Methylphenidate
• Middle ear infection - Sleeping difficulty
• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury - insomnia
• Modafinil
• Mood disorder
• Morphine withdrawal - insomnia
• Mountain sickness - sleep disturbances
• MRXS-Christianson - poor sleep
• Mycosis fungoides - insomnia
• Mycosis fungoides, familial - insomnia
• Narcolepsy - tossing and turning
• Narcotic addiction - insomnia
• Night eating syndrome - difficulty sleeping
• Night urination - may effectively cause insomnia due to the practical need to urinate:
• Nightmares
• Nocturnal asthma - disturbed sleep
• Nocturnal myoclonus
• Noise
• Non-Food Allergy - dust mites - disturbed sleep
• Normal aging - a reduction in sleep requirements often accompanies aging.
• Not enough exercise
• Obstructive sleep apnoea
• Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy - trouble sleeping
• Opioid addiction - insomnia
• Opioid withdrawal - insomnia
• Opium addiction - insomnia
• Opium withdrawal - insomnia
• Overeating - eating too much before bedtime can cause insomnia.
• Oxazepam
• Oxycontin addiction - sleep disturbance
• OxyContin withdrawal - insomnia
• Pain killer addiction - insomnia
• Panic attack
• Parasomnias
• Percocet withdrawal - insomnia
• Pergolide
• Periodic limb movements in sleep - trouble staying asleep
• Phenol sulfotransferase deficiency - insomnia
• Physical discomfort - any disease that causes any discomfort may interfere with sleep:
• Pick's disease
• Pickwickian syndrome
• Pierre Robin's sequence - sleep disturbance
• Pineal Teratoma - insomnia
• Pinealoma - insomnia
• Pituitary tumors, adult - insomnia
• Poorly ventilated bedroom
• Postconcussive syndrome - insomnia
• Postpartum depression
• Pramipexole
• Pregabalin
• Pregnancy - mild insomnia can occur during pregnancy (common in early pregnancy presumably related to hormonal changes).
• Premenstrual dysphoric disorder - Sleep disturbances
• Premenstrual syndrome - insomnia
• Prescribed medication addiction - insomnia
• Primary affective disorder
• Primary Fibromyalgia - sleep disturbances
• Primary insomnia - insomnia
• Prion diseases - insomnia
• Problem Sleepiness - poor sleep
• Propranolol
• Prostate disorders
• Prostatitis
• Psychotic depression - Difficulty falling asleep
• Pyridoxine deficiency - insomnia
• Pyrimethamine
• Ramelteon
• Rape trauma syndrome - sleep disturbances
• Renal failure
• Resistance to thyroid stimulating hormone - insomnia
• Respiratory muscle paralysis - insomnia
• Respiratory paralysis - insomnia
• Restless legs syndrome - sleep onset insomnia
• Restless Legs Syndrome, Susceptibility To, 5 - Sleep onset insomnia
• Rheumatoid arthritis related fibromyalgia - sleep disturbances
• Right parietal lobe syndrome related Alzheimer's disease - Disturbed sleep
• Ritalin withdrawal - insomnia
• Rénon-Delille syndrome - insomnia
• Seafood allergy - disturbed sleep
• Secondary Fibromyalgia - sleep disturbances
• See also causes of night urination
• See also causes of symptom insomnia
• Selegiline
• Severe chronic pain - Disturbed sleep
• Sex at bedtime - some people become stimulated after sex.
• Shift work
• Shift work sleep disorder - insomnia
• Shortness of breath - when it occurs at night
• Sibutramine
• Silo unloader syndrome - insomnia
• Sinusitis - disturbed sleep
• SLE related fibromyalgia - sleep disturbances
• Sleep apnea - frequent arousals
• Sleep apnea syndrome
• Sleep Apnea Syndromes - insomnia
• Sleep deprivation - poor sleep
• Sleep disorders - Insomnia
• Sleep Disorders, Extrinsic - insomnia
• Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic - insomnia
• Sleep disturbance related fibromyalgia - sleep disturbances
• Sleep paralysis
• Sleep schedule problems
• Sleeping area distractions
• Sleeping pill addiction - insomnia
• Sopite syndrome - sleep disturbances
• Steroid withdrawal syndrome - insomnia
• Stress
• Stress-related eczema - disturbed sleep
• Stuffy bedroom
• Substance abuse
• Substance Withdrawal Syndrome - sleep disturbance
• Substance-induced sleep disorder
• Sugar snack before bedtime
• Teeth grinding - Insomnia
• Teething
• Temazepam
• Temperature-related eczema - disturbed sleep
• Tension myositis related fibromyalgia - sleep disturbances
• Thiamine deficiency - sleep disturbance
• Tolcapone
• Too cold
• Too hard mattress
• Too hot
• Too soft mattress
• Tranquilizer addiction - insomnia
• Tranquilizer withdrawal - sleep disturbance
• Tribavirin
• Trigeminal neuralgia - difficulty sleeping
• Ulcer pain
• Variegate porphyria - insomnia
• Vicodin withdrawal - insomnia
• Vitamin B1 toxicity - insomnia
• Vitamin B12 Deficiency - disturbed sleep
• Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome - insomnia
• West African Trypanosomiasis - insomnia at night
• Whiplash Injuries - sleeplessness
• Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome - Sleeping difficulties
• Withdrawal of medications
• Withdrawal of sleeping pills
• Worms
• Worrying about insomnia - exacerbates the situation.
• Wrong mattress
• Xanax withdrawal - sleep disturbance

All Causes of Insomnia

The full list of all possible causes for Insomnia described in various sources is as follows:

• Abuse dwarfism syndrome - insomnia
• Acrodynia - insomnia
• Acute intermittent porphyria - insomnia
• Alcohol Withdrawal - insomnia
• Alcohol withdrawal syndrome

See full list of possible disease causes of Insomnia

Drug side effect causes of Insomnia

• Various common substances can cause insomnia:
  • Caffeine - especially before bedtime, but even in the afternoon for some people.
  • Coffee - coffee contains caffeine
  • Tea - contains caffeine
  • Colas - many contain caffeine

Drug interaction causes of Insomnia:

• Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) and Aerolate interaction
• Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) and Bronkodyl interaction
• Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) and Elixophyllin interaction
• Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) and Slo-bid interaction
• Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) and Theobid interaction

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