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What Causes Frequent Sleeping In A Day?
During a one and a half hour period, my friend fell asleep five times. Also, in the evening while watching a 2 hour movie, he again fell asleep five times. I am concerned because of the frequency of his falling asleep. Is this something he should discuss with a medical professional?
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
Hello,
Welcome to HCM.
Excessive sleeping at odd hours can be due to some medical conditions.
The important one is narcolepsy. In this, the person has excessive daytime sleepiness and feeling of incomplete refreshing sleep at night. Your must go for polysomnography examination and visit a psychiayrist.
The medication for now can be tablet provigil 100mg which is a psychostimulant.
Hope this helps you.
Thanks.
Welcome to HCM.
Excessive sleeping at odd hours can be due to some medical conditions.
The important one is narcolepsy. In this, the person has excessive daytime sleepiness and feeling of incomplete refreshing sleep at night. Your must go for polysomnography examination and visit a psychiayrist.
The medication for now can be tablet provigil 100mg which is a psychostimulant.
Hope this helps you.
Thanks.
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