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Insomnia
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Insomnia
Insomnia is described as a prolonged and abnormal inability to sleep. This may refer to difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. Insomnia is a symptom, not a disease. Those who suffer from insomnia can become frustrated or annoyed by it. Ironically, insomnia can be caused by stress or anxiety.
Symptom classification
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Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
30- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Altitude Sickness
- Alzheimers Disease
- Amphetamine Abuse
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
- Bruxism
- Caffeine Intoxication
- Cannabis Withdrawal
- Chronic Blood Loss
- Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease
- Cushings Syndrome
- Delirium
- Depression
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Glucagonoma
- Graves Disease
- Menopause
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Opioid Dependency
- Opioid Withdrawal
- Pantothenic Acid Deficiency
- Post Concussion Syndrome
- Premenstrual Syndrome
- Psychological Insomnia
- Rabies
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Sleep Apnoea
- Suicidal Behavior
Drugs where this is listed as a side effect
94- Amantadine
- Amiodarone
- Anastrozole
- Atenolol
- Atorvastatin
- Benzhexol
- Benztropine
- Biperiden
- Candesartan
- Ciprofloxacin
- Citalopram
- Clomipramine
- Codeine
- Cyproheptadine
- Dexamphetamine
- Dothiepin
- Doxepin
- Efavirenz
- Eprosartan
- Escitalopram
- Exemestane
- Fludarabine
- Fluoxetine
- Fluvastatin
- Gemcitabine
- Hyoscine hydrobromide
- Imatinib
- Irbesartan
- Isotretinoin
- Itraconazole
- Ketoprofen
- Lamivudine
- Lapatinib
- Letrozole
- Levodopa with Benserazide
- Levodopa with Carbidopa
- Losartan
- Mebeverine
- Medroxyprogesterone
- Mefloquine
- Methdilazine
- Methylphenidate
- Metoprolol
- Mianserin
- Mirtazepine
- Moclobemide
- Nebivolol
- Norfloxacin
- Ofloxacin
- Olsalazine
- Oxybutinin
- Oxymetazoline
- Paroxetine
- Pergolide
- Phenelzine
- Pheniramine
- Phenobarbitone
- Phentermine
- Phenytoin
- Pindolol
- Pizotifen
- Primidone
- Promethazine
- Propantheline
- Rabeprazole
- Risedronate
- Risperidone
- Ritonavir
- Rosuvastatin
- Salcatonin
- Sertraline
- Sibutramine
- Simvastatin
- Sitaxentan
- Stavudine
- Tamsulosin
- Telmisartan
- Terbutaline
- Thalidomide
- Theophylline
- Topiramate
- Tramadol
- Tranylcypromine
- Tretinoin
- Trimeprazine
- Trimipramine
- Valaciclovir
- Valsartan
- Varenicline
- Venlafaxine
- Xylometazoline
- Zolpidem
- Zopiclone
- Zuclopenthixol