insomnia
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Underlying stress about the attacks and the winter ahead has lately prompted bouts of insomnia until 4 a.m., while sleep deprivation has made work more difficult for her this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Those participants were matched with other people who also had insomnia but had no documented melatonin use.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
As her mental health declined, she sought care from doctors and was prescribed varying cocktails of medications over several months for depression and insomnia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Dozens of other patients described symptoms such as anxiety, acute stress and insomnia, according to the report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was not the naughty insomnia that resulted from a trip out to the shed to listen to the contraband station.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
They prattled of the dietary and idiosyncrasies of their several insomnias as though they had been so many exacting pet animals.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-18 by Various
He contemplated the black immensity pierced by a multitude of lights, without giving a thought to all the heavy slumbers, cruel insomnias, vain dreams, spoilt pleasures, and infinitely diverse miseries that a great city contains.
From Penguin Island by Anatole France
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