Falling asleep randomly
23 December 2004, 03:15 PM
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Falling asleep randomly
Can anyone give me some reasons for why you would start to feel really knackered and sleepy in the afternoons and have sometimes fallen asleep in places and situations that you would normally be wide awake and paying attention. Getting the normal amount of sleep at night so not sure why this is happening. The falling asleep bit is not always connected to alcohol so have ruled that out.
23 December 2004, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by blueone
Can anyone give me some reasons for why you would start to feel really knackered and sleepy in the afternoons and have sometimes fallen asleep in places and situations that you would normally be wide awake and paying attention. Getting the normal amount of sleep at night so not sure why this is happening. The falling asleep bit is not always connected to alcohol so have ruled that out.
.No idea on the cause, but strapping a pillow to your head will make things a little more comfy when you nod off.
23 December 2004, 03:25 PM
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I'm like this. I'll be at my desk and before I know it I'm JUMPING back into life as I fall asleep.
....then when I go sleep at night it takes me a good 20 mins.
F$cked up!!!!
....then when I go sleep at night it takes me a good 20 mins.
F$cked up!!!!
23 December 2004, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by CupraT
Saw a documentary on the telly about this where people kept falling asleep in their food etc so I guess I am an expert on the subject .
No idea on the cause, but strapping a pillow to your head will make things a little more comfy when you nod off.
.No idea on the cause, but strapping a pillow to your head will make things a little more comfy when you nod off.
Blueone: You might have a virus that your body is fighting without any other symptems or you are over 80.
Check out http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
Are you a big unit ....apparently if your no stranger to a fish and chip supper than your fat can sit heavy on your wind pipe and makes you drowsey?
I'm slim, toned, defined and healthy.
Though I do drink alot.
23 December 2004, 04:18 PM
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I don't think it's narcolepsy when you just feel tired....narcolepsy is similar to epilepsy in that you have no control....you just fall unconscious whether it be at home or on a bus.....wherever.
23 December 2004, 04:26 PM
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Can anyone give me some reasons for why you would start to feel really knackered and sleepy in the afternoons and have sometimes fallen asleep in places and situations that you would normally be wide awake and paying attention.
Could be one of many things
23 December 2004, 04:35 PM
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used to be tired like this when i was leaving school.
Come in and lay on the setee and lay there all night.
For me this was an iron deficiency, speak to your doctor but mine recommended me eating more read meat
Come in and lay on the setee and lay there all night.
For me this was an iron deficiency, speak to your doctor but mine recommended me eating more read meat
23 December 2004, 05:14 PM
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If it's happening in the afternoon I'd start by looking at what you're eating for lunch. If you're pigging out on lots and lots of high glycaemic index carbs (bread, pasta, chips etc) then your body might be producing a lot of insulin to compensate which is messing up your blood sugar levels and making you sleepy. Try a few days of salad, fruit and lean meat/fish for lunch to see if it makes a difference.
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23 December 2004, 05:17 PM
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It wont be narcolepsy mate, I have seen that and it is scarily a person being wide awake one minute the next deeply asleep and as difficult to rouse as some one would be in the middle of deep REM sleep in the middle of the night.
There are a multitude of reasons that could be causing this,make a detailed note of any symptoms associated before or after such attacks and go and see your GP
There are a multitude of reasons that could be causing this,make a detailed note of any symptoms associated before or after such attacks and go and see your GP
23 December 2004, 05:49 PM
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Doesn't sound like yours is acute, if you had a serious sleep disorder, you would be falling asleep morning, noon, and night, not just in the afternoon.
There may be a combination of factors such as too much caffeine, and too much alcohol, at the wrong times of the day, plus the heavy and wrong kind of lunch.
None of these is serious and can be easily cured.
There could potentially be something more serious though, so make a judgement about how much its affecting you and how much worse than before it is, then go and see your Doc and ask for a referral to either a diabetes specialist or to a Sleep Clinic, where they can ask more questions and carry out tests.
Do you, for instance, wake up regularly to go to the loo during the night? Do you wake up with huge sweats, top to toe, in the middle of the night? Do you wake up with loads of gunk in the roof of your mouth, or with a headache due to heavy snoring, in the morning?
Any or all of these could be indicators of a sleep disorder condition.
Good luck anyway.
Asif
There may be a combination of factors such as too much caffeine, and too much alcohol, at the wrong times of the day, plus the heavy and wrong kind of lunch.
None of these is serious and can be easily cured.
There could potentially be something more serious though, so make a judgement about how much its affecting you and how much worse than before it is, then go and see your Doc and ask for a referral to either a diabetes specialist or to a Sleep Clinic, where they can ask more questions and carry out tests.
Do you, for instance, wake up regularly to go to the loo during the night? Do you wake up with huge sweats, top to toe, in the middle of the night? Do you wake up with loads of gunk in the roof of your mouth, or with a headache due to heavy snoring, in the morning?
Any or all of these could be indicators of a sleep disorder condition.
Good luck anyway.
Asif
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