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Symptoms of Primary Insomnia



Many of us are aware that the symptoms of insomnia is being awake, yet the inability to get to sleep or even stay asleep is certainly the most obvious and noteworthy symptom of insomnia. But there may be other symptoms that you may not even recognise as being connected to your sleeping problems.

Insomnia in itself isn't just a condition; it may also be a symptom of another, more serious and underlying condition.

This is where your doctor runs a complete and thorough medical checkup to make sure they can piece the whole insomnia puzzle together and prescribe an effective treatment for your sleeplessness.

The most common cause of insomnia is sleeplessness, but there are other symptoms that may also include:-

• Anxiety and stress
• 'Brain fog' or having difficulty in concentrating
• Drowsiness
• Fatigue
• Impaired memory
• Irritability

Fatigue and drowsiness may be symptoms of insomnia, and you may need to admit that your increasing anxiety or lousy mood may be associated to your sleeplessness. So, if you are tired, anxious, and crabby, or you just can't seem to concentrate, but you also can't seem to remember why you can't concentrate, you may need to look to insomnia as the underlying cause.

Chronic insomnia can also cause a variety of less common symptoms, many of which you wouldn't normally associate with insomnia. These less common symptoms may include:-

• Apathy
• Headaches
• Increased blood pressure
• Low energy
• Having an overall feeling of sickness or malaise
• Weight gain

These less common symptoms generally will show up after a person has been suffering from insomnia for an extended period of time, it could be for as long as a month or even more.

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