- Sleep apnea
People with sleep apnea stop and restart breathing multiple times while sleeping.
- Medication reaction or side-effect
Medication side effects include nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, weakness, dizziness, seizures, and more.
- Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a brain disorder that makes people abnormally sleepy at times during the day.
- Caffeine withdrawal
If you suddenly stop drinking caffeine, you get withdrawal symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, and bad mood.
- Sleep deprivation
Sleep deprivation occurs when the lack of restful sleep is severe enough to compromise basic body functions.
- Short-acting sedative use
The symptoms of short-acting sedatives include drowsiness, vertigo, muscle weakness, double vision, and more.
- Intoxication
Symptoms of intoxication include euphoria, slowed reaction time, dizziness, confusion, numbness, and more.
- Cocaine withdrawal
Cocaine withdrawal may cause feelings ranging from anxiety, irritability and sleepiness to suicidal thoughts.
- Amphetamine withdrawal
The symptoms of amphetamine withdrawal include depression, fatigue, increased appetite, and sleep problems.
- Epilepsy (absence or petit mal seizures)
Petit mal or absence epileptic seizures cause staring spells or chewing motions.
- Epilepsy (complex partial seizures)
During complex partial seizures, people lose consciousness briefly.
- Insomnia
Insomnia symptoms include trouble staying asleep at night, feeling tired during the day, moodiness, and more.
- Restless legs syndrome
Restless leg syndrome causes intense discomfort in your legs and an overpowering urge to move them.
- Transient global amnesia
Transient global amnesia is a sudden loss of memory. Symptoms usually last for hours and then memory returns.