Sleep Disorders: Symptoms

While almost everyone deals with occasional instances of sleeping problems, more frequent issues with sleeping are a strong indication of a sleeping disorder. If you experience one or more of these symptoms, discuss your sleeping problems or concerns with your healthcare provider:

• Excessive sleepiness or fatigue during the day.

• Difficulty sleeping, including trouble falling asleep, waking frequently during the night, waking too early not being able to fall back asleep, or waking unrefreshed.

• Loud snoring.

• Pauses in breathing or gasping for breath during sleep, as reported by others.

• Difficulty concentrating or memory problems.

• Irritability or depression.

• Morning headaches.

• Nighttime leg discomfort or movement of your arms or legs while sleeping.

• Weakness or loss of muscle strength, often in response to a strong emotion.

• Sleepwalking or sleep talking.

• Hypertension, or high blood pressure.