Sleep Problems, Age 12 and Older
When To See a Doctor
You have answered Yes to:
Do you regularly use sleeping pills or alcohol to help you get to sleep?
See significance of taking sleeping pills or using alcohol if you need information to help you answer the questions below.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
You need an appointment within the next 1 to 2 weeks if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.
Yes Are you using sleeping pills regularly and are not able to stop using them on your own?
Yes Are you using alcohol regularly to cause sleepiness and are not able to stop using it?
If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.
| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA | Last Updated: March 16, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine Donald Sproule, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry | |
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