Sleeplessness: The feeling of tiredness and the need to sleep. See free access online books about Sleeplessness below. See detailed information below for a list of 20 causes of Sleeplessness, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Sleeplessness as a symptom.
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When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Sleeplessness as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Sleeplessness may include these symptoms:
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RLS sleep disorder causing night-time leg sensations often misdiagnosed: A common but relatively unknown sleep-related disorder called Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is often misdiagnosed. The typical symptoms are night-time tingling, crawling, or burning sensations in the legs, with the irresistable urge to move the legs. This need for leg movement leads to tossing and turning, or getting up out of bed, all of which interferes with the ability to fall asleep. The sufferer then has the typical symptoms of sleep deprivation during the day: fatigue, tiredness, morning headaches, irritability, poor concentration and so on. This condition is sometimes misdiagnosed as other conditions such as ADHD, sleep disorders, other causes of insomnia, or other causes of leg tingling. Many patients also suffer from a related disorder called Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), which causes leg spasms or other jerky movements. See introduction to RLS or introduction to PLMD....read more »
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Sleeplessness: SYN: insomnia.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
The list below shows some of the causes of Sleeplessness mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Sleeplessness. Of the 20 causes of Sleeplessness that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Sleeplessness' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Medical Conditions associated with Sleeplessness:
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Symptoms related to Sleeplessness:
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