What is Primary Insomnia?

Primary insomnia is a sleep disorder not attributable to a medical, psychiatric, or environmental cause and coexists independent of other conditions. It is characterized by persistent difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep or sleep of poor quality.

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What do patients take to treat Primary Insomnia and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Zolpidem
(Zolpihexal, Stilnox, Stildem, Somnil)
15
Trazodone
(Mylan-Trazodone, Trazodone liquid compound, Trittico, Molipaxin)
6

These charts show data from Primary Insomnia patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Primary Insomnia at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
85% Females
15% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 128
20-29 yrs 91
30-39 yrs 76
40-49 yrs 32
50-59 yrs 11
60-69 yrs 0
70+ yrs 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 331
Not Officially Diagnosed 88

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