Drowsiness. Cause and investigation

When a person throughout the day feels a strong desire to throw everything and go to bed, the reason for this - a chronic lack of sleep. When such a desire becomes permanent, it becomes a problem that needs to be addressed.

It is necessary to identify where the enduring thirst for sleep, which causes severe drowsiness, comes from. The reason for this can be hidden in chronic lack of sleep, long stay in a state of stress, pathological sleep disorders. Each of the problems requires its own individual solution.

The causes of drowsiness can be very different, from simple lack of sleep to pathology. Lack of sleep can be made up, it should not be saved. In the case where drowsiness is caused by the disease, it should be treated. The most obvious causes of sleep disorders are :

• Cataplexy or narcolepsy.
• Adoption of sedative drugs.
• Sleepy sickness (apnea).
• Causes caused by transitory causes: avitaminosis, spring (autumn) depression, a general decrease in tone and so on.

Many people know how drowsiness manifests. Symptom may not be one, it is not only a feeling of lethargy and a decrease in overall activity. There are problems with memory, schoolchildren have poor academic performance, emotional depression, inattention, delayed reaction to irritants, often negative and uncontrollable emotions. The general condition of the body worsens, the life position is characterized by a reluctance to take active actions or make responsible decisions.

Chronic lack of sleep is a dangerous and inconspicuous "piggy bank" of diseases

Sometimes do not pay attention to the constant drowsiness, the cause of its occurrence is not established, and the consequences are removed with potent drugs or energy drinks. Constant lack of sleep and sleep disorders, many do not attach much importance, and in vain.

The persistent feeling of drowsiness, lethargy and irritability is only the surface of the iceberg called "chronic lack of sleep." It can threaten you with diabetes, hypertension and a number of serious violations in the digestion of carbohydrates by the body. The tolerance of catarrhal diseases decreases several times, there is a general weakening of the immune system, as a result - a low tolerance of stress.

Other cases of restless sleep

• Insomnia - a state of mind, when a person can not fall asleep, worrying about or even without him, which interferes with proper rest. As a result, it is followed by a strong drowsiness, the cause of which is related to a person's mental state. It is necessary to find out why there is a strong concern in his mind when a person, figuratively speaking, does not sleep himself. Sometimes for clarification, the help of a psychologist is required.

• Stress - these are various life circumstances that develop negatively in the family or at work, which prevent a person from relaxing, moving to a state of sleep in a calm psychological mood. A person is concerned and tense so much that he can not sleep at all, and in the afternoon, as a consequence - lethargy and drowsiness. The reason may be in prolonged stress or depression, which can not be ignored, they require treatment.

• Stress resistance can be lowered for some reason, not obvious to a person, and in this condition he is inclined to blame himself for everything. If voices of relatives are added to the chorus of voices , then the matter can turn into a tragedy. Take care of your loved ones, be attentive and indulgent, help a person regain self-confidence.

Disorders and pathologies

Apnea. Serious disturbance of sleep, when a person can interrupt breathing during sleep, he is afraid to fall asleep, often wakes up during the night. Sleep turns out to be inferior, during the day there is a strong drowsiness. People with this disorder experience constant lethargy during the day, can not concentrate, complain about poor attention and memory. In this case, a person needs to attract attention and not leave sleep disturbances without medical assistance.

There is such a disease as narcolepsy (catalepsy). People with this diagnosis get disability, because they can fall asleep suddenly, anywhere and in any position, even while driving. Modern pharmacology and supportive treatment allow people with narcolepsy to lead a practically normal life, except for professional limitations. With such a disease, strong emotions are counter-indicative: rage, strong laughter, fright.