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Difficulty getting back to sleep
Sleeping difficulty can involve difficulty falling asleep when you first go to bed at night, waking up too early in the morning, or waking up often during the night. It can also involve combinations of these patterns. Most newborns wake several times during the night, but by the age of 6 months they usually sleep through the night. At age 1, babies will sleep an average of 16 out of every 24 hours. Two to three hours of this sleep will be during the day.
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A 33-year old female asked about a 35-year old male:
Been having disrupted sleep for few weeks. Wake up in the middle of night, sometimes few times a night. Difficulty getting back to sleep. Pls advice.
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have problem about sleeping. I have to get up to go to the toilet every night and can't go back to sleep well.
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A 45-year old male asked:
I am making an effort to get more sleep by going 2 bed earlier. Problem is I am waking up at 4 and not going back to sleep. Will I adjust? Suggest?
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A member asked:
I dont have a problem falling asleep at night, my problem is staying asleep. I consistently wake up around 2:30 / 3 in the morning and find it challenging to get back to sleep. Altering the time I go to sleep does not change this. Any recommendations on
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A 38-year old female asked:
I was diagnosed with havin a bulgin disk in my back. can stretchin or bein active help? have difficulty sitting up 2 long or find a comfy way to sleep
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A 34-year old female asked:
I have difficulty getting sleeping i don't fall of to sleep immediately. If i wake in the middle of the night i just don't get sleep after that.
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A 34-year old asked:
Interrupted sleep, difficulty in going back to sleep. Any advice?
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A 36-year old asked:
I am 19 years old and still have a lot of difficulty sleeping by myself. Is this normal? How can I get help?
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A 31-year old asked:
I've been having difficulty sleeping. Should I get new sheets, and if so, which kind of sheets or blankets?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have difficulty sleeping,and I hate waking up late,but I do everyday..How to get better sleep?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I have difficulty sleeping. I get sleep at 4am every night and I'm thinking of taking melatonin. Is it safe and how much should one take? Thank you!
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A 20-year old male asked:
Im working where my hours are long and unsteady, I have difficulty staying asleep. I'll have short wake ups and go back to sleep sometimes 5a night?
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A 20-year old female asked about a 48-year old female:
What is the diagnose of the person who have a strange sleep after lunch for about 20 min and during this sleep have difficulty breathing and can't get?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I have been having difficulty sleeping quite often lately. Is there anything you can prescribe or that you would recommend that may help? The most I have been able to get is 2 maybe 3 hours of sleep.
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A 44-year old asked:
What to do if I have been diagonised a week back with mvp.. I do have symptoms like fast heartbeat,sleep difficulty, palpitations when consuming coffe or alcohol?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I am experiencing difficulty falling and staying a sleep, onset frequent urination (2 days), upper and mid left back and shoulder pain. ?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Insomnia for a week Im having difficulty going 2 sleep/staying asleep and dreaming as I'm trying 2 get 2 sleep having anxiety about having FFI or SFI?
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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 27-year old female asked:
Back/shoulder pain for over 6months now, started feeling like a Knott and over the last 3 weeks, painful when I breath, sleep and sit on the couch. The pain comes and goes but is quite like a stabbing/burning feeling. Headaches and difficulty breath?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Im having difficulty sleeping. Ive tried Ambien, Sonata, Lunesta, and Mirtazapine. None of them get me to sleep or keep me asleep. What medication would work to help me to get to sleep and stay asleep for at least 8 hours?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Whenever I sleep on my back (and only then) at some pointiin the night I'll dream that I can't breathe. Occasionally I'll wake up fully when this happens and have no difficulty breathing. Is this suggestive of apnea at all, or just recurrent dreams?
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A 45-year old asked:
Coughing so severe causing difficulty breathing, gagging, throwing up, not able to sleep, so severe has strained back and neck. Should there be concer?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What can cause these symptoms? 1) difficulty of sleeping on left side, 2) random tenderness inch away left of belly button, 3) lower left back pain
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A 19-year old male asked:
Moderate size red dot on both lower legs. Pain when touched. Slight difficulty standing, feels as if just had legs workout. Slight fatigue and headache, sudden strong desire to sleep. Slight discomfort on back. Anything serious that needs urgent care?
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A 50-year old female asked:
I am experiencing difficulty sleeping, neck pain, numbness or tingling (side: both) (time frame: gradual onset) , burning sensation, back pain (severity: severe) (side: upper, lower, both) , inability to move, difficulty getting up from a chair, muscle c
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A 23-year old female asked:
I took lexapro, serotia and zolgen for 2 days and I want to stop it. I stop it since august 14. And I had difficulty in sleeping and in my bowel movement I also had excessive sweating. When will I be back in my normal phase? Thanks
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A 65-year old male asked:
Difficulty sleeping due to leg muscle sensations. Difficult to relax legs. Side Sleeper. Lower back pain. Lipitor to 40 mg from 20 mg in Oct 2015.
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A 25-year old male asked:
I am experiencing rash on back, fatigue, and trouble sleeping (worsened by: psychological stress) (unaffected by: alcohol use, varying sleep schedule) (associated with: difficult in waking up, difficulty in staying asleep, difficulty falling asleep, unref
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A 18-year old female asked:
I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort, back pain (side: both) and trouble sleeping (quality: difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep) (worsened by: psychological stress) . The following also describe me: Heartburn, Feeling anxious, and
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have a hiatal hernia thats 5cm. I have shortness of breath, chest pain, difficulty swallowing, sever dry throat, anxiety (severe at times,) rapid heart rate with exertion, high heart rate, and a drop in O2. I get 0 sleep, please help?
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