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What Causes Excessive Daytime Sleepiness?

I fall asleep during the day while talking and just drop off then wake up profusely sweating from my head , face, neck and I do this on average of 10 times a day now for the past year , I have Arnold Chiari decompressed in 2004 , what is wrong with me? I also will talk to people while I m out . I also hsve been holding a cup of coffee one time and fell asleep woke up as I threw the coffee all over me and the carpet etc
Mon, 15 Dec 2014
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM

You have complaints of excessive day time sleepiness and this is associated with sweating of head, face and neck. These symptoms are present since last one year. You are having attacks of sleep even doing work or while drinking coffee. You also have Arnold Chiari Malformations, but decompression surgery was done in 2004 so as per my opinion this is not the reason for your symptoms.
Such sleep attacks could be occurring due to Narcolepsy. This is a type of sleep disorder in which sudden episodes of sleep occurs along with loss of muscle tone and hallucinations. The disorder cause significant impairment and poses individual to risk of accidents. I would advise you to consult a sleep specialist or psychiatrist for help. Sleep study will help to find out exact cause. Medicines like Modafinil, Armodafinin helps individual to remain awake and improve the condition. Consult a doctor for prescription of these drugs.


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What Causes Excessive Daytime Sleepiness?

Hello thanks for asking from HCM You have complaints of excessive day time sleepiness and this is associated with sweating of head, face and neck. These symptoms are present since last one year. You are having attacks of sleep even doing work or while drinking coffee. You also have Arnold Chiari Malformations, but decompression surgery was done in 2004 so as per my opinion this is not the reason for your symptoms. Such sleep attacks could be occurring due to Narcolepsy. This is a type of sleep disorder in which sudden episodes of sleep occurs along with loss of muscle tone and hallucinations. The disorder cause significant impairment and poses individual to risk of accidents. I would advise you to consult a sleep specialist or psychiatrist for help. Sleep study will help to find out exact cause. Medicines like Modafinil, Armodafinin helps individual to remain awake and improve the condition. Consult a doctor for prescription of these drugs. Thanks, hope this helps you.