falling asleep for no reason Posted: 08-02-08 14:44pm
my husband is a 44 year male who has copd
which is lung diease. lately he has been
sleeping for no reason. he falls asleep
while taking a bath he also fall asleep
while he is watching tv. he would fall
asleep while someone is talking to him.
he said he just feels very tired all the
time. he also has been having slight
pains in his upper left side of his chest.
could this be related and also i have
been testing his sugar levels sometimes it
is in the 200-300 range could this also be
related and i hope that someone can also
this question.
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KyTrader
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Sounds like.... Posted: 08-02-08 21:21pm
Your husband may be getting narcoleptic:
Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes
overwhelming and severe daytime
sleepiness. Pathologic sleepiness is
characterized by the fact that it occurs
at inappropriate times and places. The
daytime sleep attacks may occur with or
without warning, and can occur repeatedly
in a single day.
I had sleep apnea for years until I got a
CPap machine last December.
I was having alot of trouble not sleeping
at night and having uncontrollable
episodes of sleep while at work.
As a medical assistant I was taking a
lady's blood pressure one day and dozed
right off. It can be scary and dangerous
too. I have driven in my car like that
when it was all I could do to stay awake.
You all might want to think about a sleep
study.
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motherofhighspiritedones
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Posted: 08-02-08 21:47pm
not narcolepsy. def not. sounds as if his
blood sugar is dangerously high. also his
heart might have a problem.
