Why am I falling asleep while driving?!
Question: Why am I falling asleep while driving!?
Yes, I know it's dangerous, and yes I am VERY scared of what could happen!. My 10 points will go to whoever can give the most HELPFUL information!.
If I am driving between the hours of 3-5 pm I become incredibly sleepy!. I have found myself dozing behind traffic lights/stop signs, and my first accident happened on a rather monotonous 45 minute drive home during those hours!.
I am a teacher, so unfortunately that is my time to travel home!. I have no trouble driving at any other time of the day, no matter how late or early!.
I have tried rolling the window down, and blasting the radio!. If I pullover for 10-15 minutes for a short nap I'm fine after that, but it's only a short term fix!. Or I "crash" on the sofa when I get home!.
Does anyone else have this kind of problem!? I go to bed nightly at 10 and wake up around 5:30, so i thought i was getting enough of sleep!.
I have been doing to searches on narcolepsy, but i'm not sure!.!.!.This has been going on ever since I started drivingWww@Answer-Health@Com
If I am driving between the hours of 3-5 pm I become incredibly sleepy!. I have found myself dozing behind traffic lights/stop signs, and my first accident happened on a rather monotonous 45 minute drive home during those hours!.
I am a teacher, so unfortunately that is my time to travel home!. I have no trouble driving at any other time of the day, no matter how late or early!.
I have tried rolling the window down, and blasting the radio!. If I pullover for 10-15 minutes for a short nap I'm fine after that, but it's only a short term fix!. Or I "crash" on the sofa when I get home!.
Does anyone else have this kind of problem!? I go to bed nightly at 10 and wake up around 5:30, so i thought i was getting enough of sleep!.
I have been doing to searches on narcolepsy, but i'm not sure!.!.!.This has been going on ever since I started drivingWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
There's often no easy answer for this because there are so !. many possibilities: reactive hypoglycemia caused by eating habits at lunch and early afternoon; side effects of medications; drinking caffeine in the evening; or some type of sleep disorder that disrupts your sleep at night!. Its easy to test yourself to see if the problems are caused by diet, medications, or caffeine by altering your habits for a short awhile!. I once had a car with a hole in the exhaust pipe and i was getting groggy from breathing in carbon monoxide!.
If you can't identify a logical cause, then it might be a good idea to visit a sleep clinic so they can monitor your sleep!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If you can't identify a logical cause, then it might be a good idea to visit a sleep clinic so they can monitor your sleep!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
inbetween 3 and 5!?!.!.!.low blood sugar, maybe!?
Eat an apple, and see if you feel more alert!.
Be ALERT!.!.!.the world needs more lertsWww@Answer-Health@Com
Eat an apple, and see if you feel more alert!.
Be ALERT!.!.!.the world needs more lertsWww@Answer-Health@Com
I suffered somewhat the same thing!. In my case I had sleep apenia, a condition that closed my throat at night, causing me to choke!. So, the effect was I was spending many hours in bed but was so sleepy when I was up that I had trouble driving!. It kept getting worse until a Dr!. spotted the problem!. Using a "cpap" machine cured me right away!.!.!. I mean cured from one day to the next!. If the question above is all true you might need to have a sleep study session done!. Now give me my 10 points : )Www@Answer-Health@Com