Idiopathic hypersomnia
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What is idiopathic hypersomnia?
Idiopathic Hypersomnia, also known as major somnolence disorder, is a sleep disorder characterized by excessive amounts of sleepiness for which there is no identifiable cause.
Common symptoms reported by people with idiopathic hypersomnia
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Difficulty waking up
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
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 idiopathic hypersomnia
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Data from patients with idiopathic hypersomnia, 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 idiopathic hypersomnia
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for idiopathic hypersomnia (3 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
idiopathic hypersomnia
(3)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with idiopathic hypersomnia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has idiopathic hypersomnia on PatientsLikeMe?
- 1 new patients joined this month
- 257 say idiopathic hypersomnia is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 38 | |
| 30s | 128 | |
| 40s | 127 | |
| 50s | 124 | |
| 60s | 60 | |
| 70+ | 18 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 91 | |
| 20-29 years | 43 | |
| 30-39 years | 36 | |
| 40-49 years | 19 | |
| 50-59 years | 14 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 89 | |
| Female | 407 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 245 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 26 |
These charts show data from idiopathic hypersomnia patients who have completed their condition history
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