- Sleep apnea
People with sleep apnea stop and restart breathing multiple times while sleeping.
- Sleep deprivation
Sleep deprivation occurs when the lack of restful sleep is severe enough to compromise basic body functions.
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
Symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis include dry mouth, excessive thirst and urination, and more.
- Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a brain disorder that makes people abnormally sleepy at times during the day.
- Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a serious, chronic mental illness that causes delusional or hallucinogenic thoughts.
- Night terrors
Night terrors are a sleep disorder that cause people to partially wake up confused and terrified.
- Medication reaction or side-effect
Medication side effects include nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, weakness, dizziness, seizures, and more.
- Alcohol withdrawal (delirium tremens)
Alcohol withdrawal causes anxiety, depression, headaches, nightmares, fatigue, sweating, and shakiness.
- Caffeine withdrawal
If you suddenly stop drinking caffeine, you get withdrawal symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, and bad mood.
- 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.
- Electrocution
Electrical injuries can cause burns, muscle or organ damage, and cardiac arrest.
- Brain injury
Brain injuries can cause problems with memory, attention, sight, language, movement, and mood.
- Hypersomnia disorder
Hypersomnia is a rare condition that makes people sleep much more than normal.
- Hypothermia
Hypothermia occurs when your temperature drops too low and causes shivering, fatigue, confusion, and more.
- Methamphetamine use
Methamphetamine use causes increased blood pressure, rapid heart rate, enlarged pupils, sweating, and more.
- Cocaine abuse
Cocaine abuse occurs when a person continues using it despite the social and health problems caused by it.
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
Carbon monoxide poisoning can be fatal, symptoms include headache, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.
- Head injury
Symptoms of a head injury vary but include headache, nausea, dizziness, memory problems, confusion, and more.
- Dementia with Lewy bodies
Dementia with Lewy bodies is a brain disorder that causes problems managing memory and movement.
- Narcotic abuse
Narcotic abuse can cause fatigue, shallow breathing, anxiety, euphoria, vomiting, confusion, and constipation.
- Porphyria
Porphyria is a condition that can affect the nerves and skin, making the skin extremely sensitive to sunlight.
- 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.
- Drug overdose
A drug overdose can be fatal and causes sleepiness, confusion, coma, vomiting, and other symptoms.
- Myxedema coma
Myxedema coma is caused by low thyroid hormone levels and causes swelling, thin hair, seizure, and more.
- Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder causes extreme mood swings between depression and mania.
- Stroke
A stroke occurs when blood and oxygen to the brain are cut off, and causes numbness, confusion, and more.
- West nile virus
West Nile virus is an infection spread by mosquitoes, and can cause diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, and more.
- Toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome is a serious bacterial infection and causes fever, low blood pressure, a rash, and more.
- Brain tumor
Primary brain tumors are often benign but can cause seizures, ongoing headaches, or loss of coordination.
- Brain infection
A brain infection is inflammation of the brain or spinal cord and can cause nausea, fever, seizures and more.
- Japanese encephalitis
Japanese encephalitis is a disease that causes brain inflammation and swelling.
- Pellagra
Pellagra is a late stage of vitamin B3 deficiency; it causes dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, and death.
- Shock
Shock causes pale and clammy skin, rapid pulse, low blood pressure, chest pain, confusion, and more.