What is insomnia?

Insomnia refers to a variety of difficulties in obtaining a full, restful night's sleep. Patients suffering from insomnia may have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, may wake up frequently during the night, or wake up earlier in the morning than desired.

How do members experience insomnia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with insomnia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for insomnia*

*Data from patients with insomnia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with insomnia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Lunesta)
Perceived effectiveness
for insomnia (4 evaluations)
Side effects
grogginess in morning
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
insomnia (5)
Treatment

(Ambien)
Perceived effectiveness
for insomnia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
insomnia (5)
Treatment

(Rozerem)
Perceived effectiveness
for insomnia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
insomnia (2)
Perceived effectiveness
for insomnia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
insomnia (1)
Treatment

(Sonata)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
insomnia (1)

*Data from patients with insomnia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has insomnia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 31
20s 301
30s 863
40s 1,139
50s 1,321
60s 1,065
70+ 562

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1,158
Female 4,038

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What is insomnia?

Insomnia refers to a variety of difficulties in obtaining a full, restful night's sleep. Patients suffering from insomnia may have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, may wake up frequently during the night, or wake up earlier in the morning than desired.



Common symptoms reported by people with insomnia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for insomnia

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Lunesta)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
265
Tried for
insomnia (5)
Treatment name(s)

(Ambien)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
821
Tried for
insomnia (5)
Treatment name(s)

(Rozerem)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
104
Tried for
insomnia (2)
Type
Psychotherapy
How many have tried
437
Tried for
insomnia (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Sonata)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
106
Tried for
insomnia (1)

Data from patients with insomnia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with insomnia

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Lunesta)
Perceived effectiveness
for insomnia (4 evaluations)
Side effects
grogginess in morning
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
insomnia (5)
Treatment name(s)

(Ambien)
Perceived effectiveness
for insomnia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
insomnia (5)
Treatment name(s)

(Rozerem)
Perceived effectiveness
for insomnia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
insomnia (2)
Perceived effectiveness
for insomnia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
insomnia (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Sonata)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
insomnia (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with insomnia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has insomnia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 12 new patients joined this month
  • 1,054 say insomnia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 31
20s 301
30s 863
40s 1,139
50s 1,321
60s 1,065
70+ 562
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 670
20-29 years 397
30-39 years 340
40-49 years 216
50-59 years 103
60-69 years 29
70+ years 4

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1,158
Female 4,038

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 1,849
Not Diagnosed 454

These charts show data from insomnia patients who have completed their condition history
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