Doctors diagnose insufficient sleep syndrome when a person falls asleep or becomes extremely tired during the day, sleeps less than recommended for their age group, sleeps less than recommended most nights for at least three months, wakes up due to an alarm or another person most days but would sleep longer if possible, feels less tired during the day after getting more sleep, and knows their symptoms are not caused by a sleep disorder, physical or mental health problem, or drug use or withdrawal.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Sleep Foundation
  Sleep Deprivation: Symptoms, Causes, Effects, and Treatment

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• Sleep Deprivation: Symptoms, Causes, Effects, and Treatment www.sleepfoundation.org Sleep Foundation via serper

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