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I'm 21 year old female. i struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep. it takes me between 3-5 hours to fall asleep every night. what can i do to help?
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Medical evaluation: Please see your doctor for thorough history and exam. There could be many reasons including medications, drugs, medical conditions, sleeping disorder or underlying psychiatric disorder like anxiety, depression or something like that.
Answered 3/25/2015
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