Do You Have a Sleep Problem?
Find out with this Diagnostic Quiz:
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1 | Do you feel rested and refreshed throughout the day? |
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2 | Do you become drowsy while driving, attending a movie, or sitting in a long meeting? | |
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3 | Do you frequently nap on the weekends to "catch up" on sleep? | |
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4 | Do you drink more than 3-4 cups of coffee to "stay alert" during the day? | |
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5 | Do you take more than 30 minutes to fall asleep more than 2-3x a week? | |
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6 | Do you ever get up during the night and have difficulties falling right back to sleep? | |
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7 | Do you often get up earlier than your alarm clock, even if it's set early in the morning? | |
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8 | Do you often find yourself thinking about sleep during the day? | |
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9 | Do you have trouble controlling your mind from racing when you go to bed? | |
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10 | Do you take some sort of prescription sleep aid (e.g., Ambien, Sonata or Lunestra), herbal supplement (e.g., Valarian, Melatonin) or over-the-counter medication (e.g., Tylenol PM) more than once a week? | |
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11 | If so, do you experience guilt about taking sleep medications? (eg., consider this a moral failing and wonder what's wrong with you that you "need" the medicine) | |
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12 | Have you cancelled social engagements because you were concerned about getting enough sleep? | |
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13 | Do you feel particularly cranky, irritable and/or depressed in the early morning? | |
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14 | Does your daytime mood fluctuate with the amount and quality of your sleep the previous night? | |
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15 | Have you been told that you snore loudly while you sleep? | |
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16 | Are you awoken by frightening or disturbed dreams once a week or more? | |
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17 | Have you ever looked at someone you have just met or on TV and wondered if they "get enough sleep"? | |
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18 | Do you become emotionally reactive when you see advertisements for sleep aids? |
If you answered yes to any of these questions you may have a sleep disorder that would benefit from treatment without medication.