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Insomnia is when you regularly have trouble sleeping. This includes problems with falling asleep, staying asleep or still feeling tired after waking up. Most people can improve insomnia by making changes to their lifestyle and bedtime routine. 


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Guidelines suggest that adults should get 7 to 9 hours of sleep every night, but lifestyle factors and medical conditions can get in the way of this. Getting enough good-quality sleep is vital for overall health, so it's important to make good sleep a priority.


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It’s normal to feel tired every now and then, but when this goes on for a while, it may be caused by a medical condition. Possible causes of tiredness include poor-quality sleep, stress or a nutrient deficiency like iron deficiency anaemia. 


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An overactive thyroid produces too many thyroid hormones. Symptoms include anxiety, tiredness and weight loss.

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