Do you wish to identify sleep disorder? Are you wondering if you, like millions of others, are suffering from insomnia or sleep deprivation? Then you're in the right place. Below is some handy information that may help you to identify your sleep disorder; if in fact you have one.
Before we begin, let's get one thing out of the way. Just because you have one of the symptoms below, that doesn't mean with ABSOLUTE certainty you have a sleeping disorder. Why not? Because many of the symptoms below are also common to other illnesses and diseases. Having said that, don't merely assume you have a sleeping disorder and start taking over-the-counter medication just because of something you read. Then again, if you feel there is a strong chance you DO have a sleeping disorder, such as insomnia or even sleep apnea, try to do some additional research.
Use These Symptoms to Identify Sleep Disorder...
Depression: A constant, unyielding feeling of sadness that interferes with everything you do. Nothing cheers you up, while everything & anything seems to get you down. (IMPORTANT: In addition to being a symptom of insomnia or other sleeping disorder, depression can also be the CAUSE of a sleeping disorder.)
Drastic Weight Loss or Gain: You either have put on a lot of seemingly unexplainable weight or you've lost some. Either way, the change was not normal and it was completely unexpected.
Hypertension: Increasingly high blood pressure.
Heart Disease: This symptom needs no explanation except for the fact that it is generally not one of the first symptoms that is noticed.
Memory Loss: You're memory is still there, but you can't dig into and pull out facts and information (metaphorically speaking) as easily as you could before. In short, you have a dull recollection, but nothing specific comes to mind.
Trouble Speaking or Slurred Speech: Your speech is slurred and you have trouble completing full, coherent sentences. Those 'speech errors' may be minor, but they are still noticed.
Dizziness: Upon standing, or any fast motion, you become dizzy and possibly disoriented. The dizziness may fade when sitting or lieing down, but it doesn't completely go away.
Exhaustion: This is the most obvious symptom of them all. This is a physical tiredness that goes beyond your basic "Boy, I'm tired" followed by a long yawn. Everything you do seems to drain you of energy, be it getting the mail, eating food, opening a door, sharpening a pencil, reading a memo, etc. Basically, you'd like nothing more than to just sit somewhere and do nothing.
The detailed symptoms above should help you to identify your sleep disorder. If they don't assist you in doing so, well, at least you've learned what to look for if sleep becomes a problem in the future!
