Prescription medication · evidence summary Trazodone for Sleep: What the Evidence Actually Says Trazodone is an antidepressant that is sometimes prescribed off-label for sleep. It is not FDA-approved for insomnia. Research suggests possible benefits for some sleep outcomes, but the evidence is mixed. The 2017 American Academy of Sleep Medicine pharmacologic guideline suggests against using…
Sleep-transition sensation · educational Body Vibrating While Falling Asleep: What It Can Mean A vibrating, buzzing, humming, or trembling feeling as you drift off can be hard to put into words. Sometimes there is real movement, but sometimes your body feels like it is vibrating even though nothing is visibly moving. When it happens, and…
Nighttime breathing pattern · safety-aware guide Mouth Breathing at Night: Why You Sleep With Your Mouth Open Sleeping with your mouth open can happen when breathing through your nose becomes difficult, such as during a cold or allergy flare. If it happens regularly, persistent nasal blockage, snoring, or sleep-disordered breathing may also be part of…
Nap symptom · headache context Headache After a Nap: Why It Happens and What to Track A headache after a nap can have several explanations, and the nap itself may not be the only cause. Migraine susceptibility, a change in your usual sleep pattern, delayed caffeine, dehydration, missed food, jaw clenching, neck position, or sleep-disordered…
Eye exposure during sleep · educational Sleeping With Eyes Open: Nocturnal Lagophthalmos Sleeping with one or both eyes partly open can happen when the eyelids do not fully close during sleep, a condition called nocturnal lagophthalmos. The exposed eye surface may dry overnight, so clues can include morning dryness, redness, burning, a gritty feeling, tearing,…
Tired but still can’t fall asleep? Learn how sleep timing, light, caffeine, stress, pain, and sleep disorders can delay sleep, plus practical next steps and signs it may be time to get help.
Nighttime pain · movement symptom Leg Cramps at Night: Why They Happen and When to Get Help A nocturnal leg cramp is a sudden, painful, involuntary muscle contraction that often hits the calf, foot, or thigh while you are resting or asleep. The muscle may feel hard or knotted for seconds to minutes. That pattern…
Middle-of-the-night waking guide · educational Can’t Fall Back Asleep? Why It Happens and What to Do Waking briefly during the night does not automatically mean something is wrong. The harder part is when you become fully alert and cannot return to sleep. Stress and mental arousal, clock-watching, insomnia, hot flashes, reflux, pain, breathing problems, environment,…
Early-morning awakening guide · educational Waking Up Too Early: Why It Happens and When to Get Help Waking earlier than you planned is not always a sleep problem. If you go to bed early, get enough sleep, and feel rested, an early wake time may simply fit your schedule or body clock. It becomes more…
Sleep health guide · educational Insomnia: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment Insomnia means having ongoing trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting good-quality sleep even when you have enough opportunity to sleep. A bad night or stressful week does not automatically mean you have chronic insomnia disorder. Duration, frequency, daytime impact, other health conditions, medications,…
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