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Hypersomnia disorder

Hypersomnia disorder

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A condition characterized by excessive sleepiness. It can be due to a number of causes, including depression, an underactive thyroid, or metabolic problems.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Baby
0-2
Very common
Preteen
6-13
Very common
Teenager
14-18
Very common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

Symptoms

Sleepiness
Trouble sleeping
Excessive daytime sleepiness
Waking up in the night
Difficult to wake from sleep
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What is idiopathic hypersomnia?

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What causes idiopathic hypersomnia?

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How do I know if I have hypersomnia?

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What are the symptoms of hypersomnia?

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What medications are good for hypersomnia?

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What to do if I have the problem of hypersomnia?

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What are the symptoms that accompany hypersomnia?

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A 27-year old asked:

I am suffering from hypersomnia..... What should I do?

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A 32-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: Hypersomnia?

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A 31-year old asked:

Do I suffer from hypersomnia if I can't get out of bed in the mornings?

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A 39-year old female asked:

What are the causes of recurrent hypersomnia and the detection methods for causes pls?Thanks

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What is the treatment for hypersomnia?

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A 39-year old female asked:

Can anxiety alone cause hypersomnia?

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Is it possible to miss work from hypersomnia?

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A 44-year old asked:

What to do if I have hypersomnia in a 18 month old?

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A 24-year old male asked:

My symptoms are little blurring of vision, light headache and hypersomnia..What can be the reasons.?

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A 31-year old asked:

I have been diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia. Adderal is not consistently effective. Why? Is there something else more effective?

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A 39-year old female asked:

My normal sleep hour were 8, now needing at least 10 hrs to function, is this hypersomnia, or has my body changed wid age or is need for 10 hrs normal ?

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A 16-year old female asked:

Hello! I'm wondering if there's a way to stop hypersomnia? I've had it since I was about 6 (I've just turned 16) but its always getting in the way of events and whatnot (I try to be active), I usually sleep 12-17 hours a day :( rarely 8-10?

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A 16-year old male asked:

Can OCD cause hypersomnia?

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What symptoms are shared by both ADHD and hypersomnia?

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A 29-year old asked:

How much sleepiness is hypersomnia?

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A 46-year old asked:

Where do I go for a hypersomnia treatment?

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Is nuvigil effective for idiopathic hypersomnia?

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A 40-year old asked:

Can you have insomnia and hypersomnia at the same time?

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A 36-year old asked:

That is it possible to fluctuate between hypersomnia and insomnia?

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A 38-year old asked:

Can you have "idiopathic insomnia with physiological hypersomnia"?

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A 24-year old male asked:

Is it normal to experience hypersomnia while taking Effexor (venlafaxine)?

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A 36-year old asked:

I'm always tired. Should I get tested for hypersomnia to count as disability?

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A 27-year old female asked:

I live with my parent's because of medical expenses. Neither seems to understand Idiopathic Hypersomnia at all and will not research it. What to do?

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