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Primary insomnia

Primary insomnia: Introduction

Sleeping problems caused by a psychological reason rather than a medical or environmental reason. Insomnia is sleeplessness, difficulty falling asleep or frequent awakening due to any cause. Primary insomnia usually starts because of stress that continues on for a period of time. After a period of sleeplessness, bad habits set in and even if the stress is reduced, the problem may persist. Primary insomnia may also be caused by neurological abnormalities of the sleep center. ...more »

Symptoms of Primary insomnia

• Insomnia
• Difficulty falling asleep
• Difficulty staying asleep
• Daytime symptoms include:
  • Fatigue
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 11 symptoms of Primary insomnia

Treatments for Primary insomnia

• Hypnotics and benzodiazepines (BZDs) are the mainstays of short-term treatment of primary insomnia
• Stimulus control therapy
• Relaxation therapy
• Cognitive behaviour therapy
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Primary insomnia:

• Sleep Disorders: Home Testing
  • Home Sleep Tests
  • Sleep Apnea Diagnostic Tests
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Primary insomnia?

• Misdiagnosis of Primary insomnia
• Failure to diagnose Primary insomnia
• Hidden causes of Primary insomnia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Primary insomnia

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Primary insomnia: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Primary insomnia:

• Psychological ill health
• Physical ill health
• more complications...»

Causes of Primary insomnia

• Chronic pain, especially neuropathic pain
• Primary sleep disorders (eg, sleep apnea, periodic limb movements, restless legs syndrome)
• Dyspnea from any cause
• Pregnancy
• Drug use or withdrawal Mood disorders
• more causes...»

See full list of 12 causes of Primary insomnia

More information about causes of Primary insomnia:

• Underlying causes of Primary insomnia

Disease Topics Related To Primary insomnia

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Primary insomnia:

• Sleeplessness
• Sleep disturbance
• Sleep apnea
• Psychophysiological insomnia
• Learned insomnia
• Behavioral insomnia
• Idiopathic insomnia
• more related diseases...»

Misdiagnosis and Primary insomnia

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...read more »

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Primary insomnia: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Sleep/Insomnia Health Specialists:
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Primary insomnia

Medical research articles related to Primary insomnia include:

• Melatonin agonist tasimelteon (VEC-162) for transient insomnia after sleep-time shift: two randomised controlled multicentre trials.
• Melatonin For Sleep Disorders In Adults
• Melatonin 2mg prolonged-release tablets - for the short-term treatment of primary insomnia
• Adult Conditioned Insomnia: Diagnosis to Management
• Randomized trial of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for insomnia in breast cancer survivors.
• Adult Conditioned Insomnia: Assessment to Diagnosis
• more research...»

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Primary insomnia: Animations

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Prognosis for Primary insomnia

Prognosis for Primary insomnia: In some patients, improvement in sleep leads to an improved quality of life.

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Research about Primary insomnia

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Primary insomnia: Broader Related Topics

• Insomnia
• Sleep conditions
• more types...»

Types of Primary insomnia

Primary insomnia Message Boards

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  • Sleeping all day-up at night
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