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Why am i having difficulty getting to sleep recently? could it be because of exams starting in 12 days

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Dr. Farrah Ahmad answered

Stress: Stress can affect your sleep. If your symptoms get better after exams that means it was all the stress related to your exams.

Answered 4/18/2014

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