Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
My Dad's Sleep Problem Posted: 01-12-06 09:17am
My dad has been on a lot of different
medication for arthritis in his hands,
also for severe heartburn. But the
doctors have ruled these out for causing
this sleep problem. He's had every
single test from blood tests to checking
for diabetes but still no one knows why he
does this..
He can sleep forever. If no one or
nothing wakes him up, he just will not
wake up. Last sunday morning he got up
about 11am and came into the sitting room,
he sat down and within 5 minutes he'd
fallen asleep again. As i'm typing now
he's asleep on the settee, but he isn't
lying down.. He's fallen asleep almost
instantly of sitting. Work uniform still
on and tv remote in hand. When we're at
friends houses my mum have to keep an eye
on him because he tries so hard to stay
awake but finds it impossible (and that's
highly embarrassing and extremely rude
when you're at someone else's gaff).
Does anyone know what could be causing
such a bizarre sleep disorder. (he's
obviously got some sort of narcolepsy but
the incompetent doctors from where I live
can't see it)
