Misdiagnosis of Insomnia
Misdiagnosis and Insomnia
Insidious cancer misdiagnosed as mental health condition: Pancreatic cancer is fortunately relatively rare,
but this dangerous condition can be misdiagnosed as a mental condition in its
early stages.
Psychological symptoms similar to depression are common (including suicidal symptoms),
leading to possible misdiagnoses of depression.
Patients also often have difficulty sleeping leading to a misdiagnosis of insomnia (particularly
with difficulty falling asleep),
or some sleeping disorder, including the revere symptoms of excessive sleeping (hypersomnia).
See the overview of pancreatic cancer.
RLS sleep disorder causing night-time leg sensations often misdiagnosed: A common but relatively unknown
sleep-related disorder called Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is often misdiagnosed.
The typical symptoms are night-time tingling, crawling, or burning sensations in the legs,
with the irresistable urge to move the legs.
This need for leg movement leads to tossing and turning, or getting up out of bed,
all of which interferes with the ability to fall asleep.
The sufferer then has the typical symptoms of sleep deprivation during the day: fatigue, tiredness,
morning headaches, irritability, poor concentration and so on.
This condition is sometimes misdiagnosed as other conditions
such as ADHD, sleep disorders, other causes of insomnia, or other causes of leg tingling.
Many patients also suffer from a related disorder called
Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), which causes leg spasms
or other jerky movements.
See introduction to RLS or introduction to PLMD.
More about Misdiagnosis
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