- You consistently take more than 30 minutes

each night to fall asleep.

- You consistently awaken several times each

night and then have trouble falling back to sleep,

or you awaken too early in the morning.

- You often feel sleepy during the day, you take

frequent naps, or you fall asleep at inappropriate

times during the day.

- Your bed partner says that when you sleep, you

snore loudly, snort, gasp, make choking sounds,

or stop breathing for short periods.

- You have creeping, tingling, or crawling feelings

in your legs or arms that are relieved by moving

or massaging them, especially in the evening

and when trying to fall asleep.

- Your bed partner notices that your legs or

arms jerk often during sleep.

- You have vivid, dreamlike experiences while

falling asleep or dozing.

- You have episodes of sudden muscle weakness

when you are angry or fearful, or when you laugh.

- You feel as though you cannot move when you

first wake up.

Keep in mind that children can have some of these

same signs when they have a sleep disorder, but

they often do not show signs of excessive daytime

sleepiness. Instead, they may seem overactive and

have difficulty focusing or doing their best in school.