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Understanding Insomnia Medications (cont.)

What Are the Risks of Insomnia?

Insomnia causes problems in daytime functioning. Individuals who have insomnia may report mpaired ability to concentrate, memory problems, difficulty coping with minor stressors, and decreased ability to enjoy family and social relationships. People with ongoing insomnia may become depressed. People with insomnia are twice as likely to have fatigue-related motor vehicle accidents than those without sleep problems. 



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Insomnia is defined as repeated difficulty with the initiation, duration, maintenance, or quality of sleep that occurs despite adequate time and opportunity for sleep that results in some form of daytime impairment.

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