I get very sleepy and dose off everytime I read, even when I read something interesting, why is this ?

Question

can someone tell me why I get drowsy fast when I read, even after 10 minutes I feel sleepy and tired, and how can I treat this problem ?

Answer 1

This is a classic presentation of rest deprivation. Rest deprivation means that you are not obtaining sufficient restorative sleep at night. A sleep cycle is approximately 90 minutes long and the average individual requires 4 completed sleep cycles each night to wake rested. To obtain 6 hours of well structured sleep generally requires 8 hours or longer in bed. There are many causes of rest deprivation. Some involve what is referred to as sleep hygeine - getting electronics - TVs, computers, and stereos - out of the bedroom. Some involve simple medical problems such as rhinitis where excessive swelling in the nose leads to mouth breathing which disrupts sleep cycles. Obstructive sleep apnea is quite different from nasal congestion and a potentially serious medical problem. Fortunately it is relatively easy to diagnose. Depression may disrupt rest. Insomnia is a separate disorder of 3 types: delayed onset of sleep, inability to maintain sleep (frequent awakenings), and early morning awakening (with the inability to fall back asleep). Narcolepsy is a very uncommon cause of what you describe. In any event - a physician should be able to diagnose your condition rather easily and all of the above are quite treatable.

Answer 2

It could be sleep deprivation depending on how much sleep you get each night but it could be also the simple thing of being comfortable.

When your comfortable, you relax. Your body starts to slow down and your heart rate becomes slower. Then your mind rests all those worries away and as you read more and more sooner or later you will get tired and your body will want to sleep.

I've had this problem too and figured out what it was.

Ana

Answer 3

Try sitting up in a 'comfortable chair' but not an 'easy chair' and set your book on a table in front of you. Have a 'really good light source' on the page, and you MAY find that you are able to 'stay fully awake' and read more easily. Many people (me included) sit or lie in bed, and use 'low light' when we read but we usually do it because we want to 'go to sleep' and are using the 'book's words' to help 'lull us to sleep' ... if you are 'falling asleep' when you are sitting at your computer, though, and everything else is 'good' (light, sitting up properly) then you should see a doctor because you may have a mild case of 'narcolepsy' and be 'prone to falling asleep' under certain circumstances, and only a doctor can 'help you' with that, since narcolepsy is a 'disease' and can be 'treated medically.'

Answer 4

Not if it's a good book. I tell myself I'm going to read one more chapter, then go to bed. Then at 4:30 in the morning I'm still reading. Now when it comes to grading homework, major snore!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Maybe you should lower the dose.

Answer 7

Maybe you need to get your eyes checked