He says the sleepiness is one of the biggest challenges of ultramarathons.
Not exact matches
Set the thermostat where he sleeps at the upper 60s to low 70s and consider «white noise» (from a machine or the drone of a fan or a humidifier), which can «trigger
sleepiness and drown out other noises that might wake baby,»
says Dr. Kuhn.
Others include chronic constipation (which he
says may occur as much 12 years prior to diagnosis) as well as slow reaction time on a computer test and excessive daytime
sleepiness.
«Drugs like morphine hijack the body's natural painkilling mechanisms, such as those used by endorphins, but because they act within the central nervous system, they can affect other brain cells that use similar pathways, leading to side effects such as addiction or
sleepiness,»
says Professor Gamper.
Stahl
says that these same mechanisms probably elicit the side effects that concern potential users — flibanserin's effect on a serotonin receptor called 5 - HT1A likely causes dizziness and nausea, and its effects on another, 5 - HT2A, are likely linked to
sleepiness.
The findings «suggest that the benefits of flibanserin are marginal,» given that «one in three women experience side effects, of which the most common ones include dizziness,
sleepiness, nausea, and tiredness,»
said lead author Dr. Loes Jaspers, of Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
«Results from this study, and the growing literature suggesting that OSA, cognitive decline and AD are related, may mean that age tips the known consequences of OSA from
sleepiness, cardiovascular, and metabolic dysfunction to brain impairment,» Dr. Osorio
said.
«After adjusting for other demographic and lifestyle factors, and chronic diseases, we found that those who consumed the highest fat intake were more likely to experience excessive daytime
sleepiness,»
says study author and University of Adelaide PhD student Yingting Cao, who is also based at SAHMRI (South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute).
«Studies have indicated that stretching of the small intestine induces
sleepiness and a protein — fat loading of the stomach induces
sleepiness,»
says biologist H. Craig Heller at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., «and, more blood going to the gastrointestinal tract means less going elsewhere,» — for example, the brain or skeletal muscle.
«Light is our brain clock's primary timekeeper,» LeBourgeois
says, explaining that when light hits the retina in the eye in the evening hours it suppresses the sleep - promoting hormone melatonin, delaying
sleepiness and pushing back the timing of the body clock.
«It may be that a mild form of narcolepsy happens much more often than we realize and is an unappreciated cause of excessive
sleepiness in the general population,»
says Mignot.
«Bright light can shift the timing of
sleepiness, but it can not eliminate the need for sleep,» he
says.
«Interactions between drugs, and other substances, can put older people at a real risk of everything from low blood sugar to kidney damage and accidents caused by
sleepiness,»
says Preeti Malani, M.D., the director of the poll and a professor of internal medicine at the U-M Medical School.
«One of the adverse effects of drinking alcohol is
sleepiness,» Thakkar
said.
«The American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls on ridesharing companies, government officials, medical professionals, and law enforcement officers to work together to address fatigue and
sleepiness in the ridesharing industry,»
said AASM President Dr. Ilene Rosen.
Wright
says that the discrepancy between our melatonin cycle and our sleep - wake cycle could account for our morning
sleepiness — an explanation Dijk calls «an interesting suggestion» that needs more thorough study.
Studying fruit flies, whose sleep is remarkably similar to that in people, Johns Hopkins researchers
say they've identified brain cells that are responsible for why delaying bedtime creates chronic
sleepiness.
«Elderly individuals with excessive daytime
sleepiness may be more vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease - related changes,»
said corresponding author Prashanthi Vemuri, an associate professor of radiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn..
«
Sleepiness is grossly underrated as a problem by most people, but the cost to society is enormous,» Dr. Rapoport
says.
Sleep paralysis is a symptom of narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that causes severe, excessive daytime
sleepiness, Dr. Kline
says.
«If that's true in humans too, that means there are potentially different targets for us to go after in the future with dietary or drug interventions to help with
sleepiness or wakefulness,» he
says.
Inadequate sleep may lead to low energy, fatigue and daytime
sleepiness, affect work concentration and contribute to depression and chronic illnesses, he
says.
Age - old wisdom
says that going to sleep at the same time every day ensures the optimal functioning of your body's built - in internal or biological clock which regulates the periods of
sleepiness and wakefulness throughout the day by releasing adequate hormones.
«The amount of sleep at which you feel pretty good across the day, with no undue
sleepiness or fatigue and no awakenings during the night, indicates your sleep need,»
says Professor Lack.
He
says the initial
sleepiness is «caused by the detoxification process and may indicate your body is exhausted and needs better rest.»
I have to
say that compared to hyper symptoms, at first my hypo symptoms (even with the weight gain and
sleepiness) were an incredible relief.
He
says that the wrong carbs are a major cause of fatigue and can produce
sleepiness after a meal.
Additionally, 43 %
say that daytime
sleepiness interferes with their daily activities.
Why the docs don't share more info I can't
say, but most narcoleptics are totally ignorant of the fact that the
sleepiness of narcolepsy is only a symptom of the underlying endocrine disorder, and only one symptom at that.
Research bears this out: 90 percent of parents
say that their children are not getting enough sleep, and 60 percent of teenagers report extreme daytime
sleepiness.