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Difficulty falling asleep
Difficulty falling asleep is a symptom in which a person has trouble getting to sleep, maybe due to caffeine intake, depression, anxiety, pain, noisy environment, medicine effects, drug abuse, etc
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 40-year old asked:
What are some causes for difficulty falling asleep?
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A 37-year old asked:
What to do if I have been having difficulty falling asleep lately?
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A 39-year old asked:
After I go to the gym that I have immense difficulty falling asleep. Why would this be?
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A 33-year old asked:
I am having great difficulty falling asleep. I do a lot of physical activity. Is my difficulty falling asleep due to a lot of physical activity?
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A 38-year old asked:
I am tired, but I have difficulty falling asleep. What could be the cause of this?
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A 46-year old asked:
Having difficulty falling asleep and i keep tossing and turning constantly thinking. How can I relax?
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A 48-year old asked:
Please advise if it's common to have difficulty falling asleep after staying awake for an extended period of time?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I have difficulty falling asleep at night, though Xanax (alprazolam) isn't for that I used to take it to knock me out. Xanax (alprazolam) isn't an option anymore. What else??
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A 32-year old asked:
Difficulty falling asleep? I try to not drink cola after dinner. What else can I do?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Past wk just began to have difficulty falling asleep before 1 am (wide awake!); so hard to get up in am; sleep thro alarm. Sleep aids don't help. why?
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A 34-year old male asked:
I've noticed when I have a licorice tea at night I have difficulty falling asleep. Coincidence? Or is there something to that?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Im 19, female, elite athlete. Sometimes I have great difficulty falling asleep bc i feel my heart beating super hard all over my body.hr at 75-85?
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A 39-year old asked:
What causes a woman to have difficulty falling asleep and waking and sweating a lot during sleep?
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A 35-year old asked:
What causes a person to have difficulty falling asleep and waking and sweating a lot during sleep?
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A 31-year old female asked:
3year old son have difficulty falling asleep. average sleep 23h00. suggest melatonin or too young? what would the effect on his growing brain be ?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Dx narcolepsy w/o cat 2yrs last 6 months experiencing difficulty falling asleep can I have insomnia too? Sometimes takes hrs to fall asleep rx:ritalin
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A 36-year old male asked:
I am experiencing difficulty sleeping (quality: difficulty falling asleep)(worsened by: psychological stress)The following also describe me: Fatigue?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I am experiencing difficulty sleeping (quality: difficulty falling asleep) (worsened by: varying sleep schedule, alcohol use) and feeling anxious...
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A 22-year old male asked:
I am experiencing trouble sleeping (quality: difficulty falling asleep) (worsened by: psychological stress) . The following also describes me: Insomnia. What should I do?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I am experiencing difficulty sleeping (quality: difficulty falling asleep) (worsened by: psychological stress) and fever (worsened by: hot weathe...
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A 25-year old male asked:
Head pressure, diff. Breathing, upper back discomfort, dizziness, difficulty falling asleep, fuzzy vision. Ive had chest xrays and they were fine.
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A 18-year old female asked:
I am experiencing trouble sleeping (quality: difficulty falling asleep) (worsened by: varying sleep schedule) . The following also describe me: Difficulty concentrating and Irritability. What should I do?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Can allergies and post nasal drip make sleep maintenance insomnia worse? I've been waking up in the middle of the night lately and having increased difficulty falling asleep, taking about 2 and a half hours to do so once.
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A 24-year old female asked:
Very poor sleep for 1 month. Difficulty falling asleep, constantly waking up, & not feeling well-rested. Nothing is different, but I started Zoloft 1 month ago. Also, I have been constipated for 2 wks. Could Zoloft be the cause or something else?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I am experiencing trouble sleeping that gets worse with psychological stress, varying sleep schedule, and with difficult in waking up, with difficulty in staying asleep, with difficulty falling asleep, with an unrefreshing sleep, difficulty staying a?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I am experiencing rapid heart rate (worsened by: psychological stress) , difficulty sleeping (quality: difficulty falling asleep) ?
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A female asked:
What causes low thyroid-like symptoms to suddenly turn into loss of appetite, early morning waking, and difficulty falling asleep, all overnight?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I am experiencing nausea (severity: moderate) , heart murmur, rapid heart rate, difficulty sleeping (quality: difficulty falling asleep, unrefresh...
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A 24-year old female asked:
I am experiencing trouble sleeping (worsened by: psychological stress) (unaffected by: alcohol use, varying sleep schedule) (associated with: difficulty in staying asleep, difficulty falling asleep, unrefreshing sleep) (not associated with: difficult in w
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A 77-year old male asked:
I am experiencing trouble sleeping (unaffected by: alcohol use, psychological stress, varying sleep schedule) (associated with: difficulty in staying asleep, unrefreshing sleep) (not associated with: difficult in waking up, difficulty falling asleep) and
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