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Question

I;m always sleepy I can't stay up for more than 5 minutes at a time. I don't know why I can't stay awake

Answer 1

maybe your not getting enough sleep or you have a sleep order called narcolepsy. Narcolepsy affects an estimated 25 in every 100,000 people in the United States. This sleep disorder is primarily characterized by intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the daytime. Three additional symptoms are typically associated with narcolepsy: cataplexy (short-lived intermittent muscle weakness), hypnogogic and hypnopompic hallucinations (hallucinations while falling asleep or waking), and sleep paralysis (paralysis while falling asleep or waking). Narcolepsy usually begins when a person is in their teens or early twenties. Stimulants and antidepressants are used to treat narcolepsy and subsequent cataplexy. Although it has been linked with blood pressure management and depression, the genesis of narcolepsy is unknown. However, recent advances in narcolepsy study suggest the possibility of a cure.

Incidence
Narcolepsy usually begins in the teens or early twenties (10 to 20 years old), but this varies; both young children and the elderly experience sleep attacks as well. Approximately 125,000 people in the United States alone suffer from this disorder, with an equal incidence among both women and men. Excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden sleep onset are the hallmarks of narcolepsy. Whether narcolepsy is a life-long disorder or not is controversial. Some evidence suggests that it is, while other studies have shown that symptoms fade in older age.

Symptoms
Narcolepsy is technically defined by excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep attacks, in conjunction with one or more auxiliary symptoms, which can include cataplexy, hallucination, and sleep paralysis. The entire tetrad of symptoms, as it is often called, occurs only in about 10 percent of cases. Cataplexy is the most common auxiliary symptom of narcolepsy, afflicting roughly 70 percent of patients. Sleep paralysis and hypnogogic and hypnopompic hallucinations are less common. Sleep paralysis occurs in 30 percent of cases, and hallucination in approximately 25 percent. In narcoleptic patients, these symptoms usually accompany cataplexy; they rarely occur on their own. When they occur as a set, the symptoms are intensified.

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Sleep Attacks
The most prevalent symptom of narcolepsy is suddenly and unexpectedly falling asleep during the day. In fact, narcoleptic attacks often occur at inappropriate times with significant consequences for those who experience them. For example, patients with narcolepsy may fall asleep while driving, during a meeting, and even during sex. A typical bout of sleep may last 15 minutes to an hour, rarely longer. Sleep can reoccur within one to several hours. Usually, a patient wakes up refreshed, tires slowly within an hour or two, and then falls asleep again. The cycle then repeats. Some people may not actually fall asleep but struggle with extreme sleepiness throughout the day. Excessive daytime sleepiness has been documented in studies using EEGs that show the occurrence of abnormal daytime biorhythms. Many people with narcolepsy try to combat the overwhelming urge to sleep with stimulants like caffeine or other drugs. Uncontrollable sleepiness, combined with continual efforts to resist it, often leads to significant disruption in the lives of people with narcolepsy. Usually, a days worth of compounded sleepiness results in deep, brief sleep episodes. It may seem that narcolepsy patients would have normal nocturnal sleep habits. Ironically, this is not the case. When measured with polysomnography, narcolepsy patients demonstrate nonspecific changes in their sleep pattern, which include an increased number of arousals, sleep maintenance insomnia, and less time spent in stage 1 sleep.

Treatment
There is no cure for narcolepsy, so excessive daytime sleepiness, sudden sleep onset, and cataplexy are treated symptomatically. Therapies for narcolepsy involve the practice of getting sufficient nocturnal sleep, proper sleep hygiene practice, and drug therapy. Proper sleep hygiene, which includes a consistent sleep schedule and the avoidance of shift work and alcohol, is especially important. Patients with narcolepsy often feel refreshed after a short nap; therefore, taking short scheduled naps may greatly benefit patients combatting excessive daytime sleepiness. For example, a 15-minute nap after lunch and another at 5:30 p.m. may help diminish the intensity of daytime sleepiness and provide temporary alertness.

Drug Therapy
Stimulants are the mainstay of drug therapy for excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep attacks in narcolepsy patients. These include methylphenidate (Ritalin®), modafinil, dextroamphetamine, and pemoline.

Answer 2

Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!

1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.

2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.

The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.

After years of struggling I was able to cure my insomnia naturally and pretty fast. I followed the Sleep Tracks sleep optimization program, here is their official web -site if you want to take a look: http://www.insomniacure.net

Ohhh..and Good Luck!

Answer 3

This can be an iron deficiency. Maybe check in with your doctor. Go for blood tests perhaps. Do not ignore the symptoms.

Answer 4

you're not active enough, even if you do some slow jogging for 20 minutes a day. I felt like you until I got really active every day it will pick you up...and drink plenty of water

Answer 5

Sleep better at night. Stay active. Take caffeine.

Answer 6

You really need to check with a doctor on this. It could just be an iron deficiency or something more. But ask your doctor.

Answer 7

I was going to tell you but you asked the question 4 minutes ago, so I better say goodnite.

Answer 8

take good sleep dont worry how long it will be but with this make ur mind free of all kinds of thoughts and with this if u r not satisfied go to the doctor hope u will not need so.........gud luck

Answer 9

I think you mean tired. You tried to ask why you are tired. Perhaps you stay up too late asking silly questions.

Answer 10

How much Junk food or sugar are you in-taking that might make you want to sleep all the time

Answer 11

u need to get a good nights rest and see if that helps but if not go see a doctor