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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
14 year experience in family medicine
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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 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 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 48-year old asked:
How can I get help if I have difficulties falling asleep?
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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 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 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 29-year old asked:
What is the best natural remedy for difficulty falling asleep?
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A 25-year old asked:
My mother has difficulty falling asleep. Should I be worried for what this means?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can immense difficulty falling asleep by due to lack of exercise?
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A male asked:
Can rhinoplasty influence sleep apnea? I am suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. Snoring at night and difficulty falling asleep are usual things for me. I am about to have a rhinoplasty. Could the change in the shape of my nose reduce my sleep apnea?
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A 35-year old asked:
Why do older adults often have more difficulty falling and staying asleep than younger people?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is a recurring difficulty in falling or staying asleep called?
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A 41-year old asked:
Falling asleep while sitting in lecture?
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A 20-year old female asked:
What makes you sometimes jump or make you feel like you're falling when you're asleep?
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A 35-year old asked:
Falling asleep while driving, not tired.?
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A 30-year old asked:
Are there simple steps to aid one falling asleep?
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A 48-year old asked:
Why does my husbands body twitch as he falls asleep ?
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A 29-year old asked:
What is the cause and a remedy of falling asleep while driving?
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A 25-year old female asked about a female:
What can cause falling asleep uncontrollably in an 80 years old?
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A 39-year old asked:
Anybody know the cause and prevention of falling asleep driving?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is the falling or kicking feeling right before you fall asleep?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is there anything I could take that would aid me in relaxing and falling asleep?
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A 35-year old asked:
Help, i gave up caffeine and i keep falling asleep early. What is better for me?
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A 38-year old asked:
I have a hard time falling asleep? Does chamomile or other herbals actually help?
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A 44-year old male asked:
When I'm for 45 min. workout, my feets falling asleep. What can I do ? And what is this ?
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A 29-year old female asked about a male:
My son 3.5 yr old is normal during the day but starts to cough as soon as he falls asleep why?
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A 22-year old asked:
i have a hard time falling asleep, only sleep maybe 4 or 5 hours then im back up and cant go back to sleep? i need help!
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A 54-year old female asked:
Why does my tongue tingle at night also why do i feel am eary cold sensation throughout my body sometimes at night before falling asleep?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Recently, I've noticed a great increase in fatigue and hunger. I'm constantly either falling asleep or hungry which isn't good. What's up?
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