Janice has had difficulty sleeping in the past and has been taking sleeping pills for several months. She does not want to take these any longer but finds that she is having a lot of trouble falling and staying asleep when she doesn't take the pills. Janice is experiencing

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Rebound insomnia is the term used to describe the difficulty in falling or staying asleep that occurs when someone stops taking sleeping pills after a period of regular use. This is likely what Janice is experiencing since she has been taking sleeping pills for several months and is now finding it difficult to sleep without them. REM behaviour disorder, REM rebound, and sleep apnea are not relevant to the situation described.

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