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The causes of frequent drowsiness
What does the body want to say if, tearing your head off the pillow, you feel overwhelmed and dream of returning to bed again.
Causes of drowsiness:
Constantly sleepy due to sleep disturbances
Lifestyle drowsiness
Health problems
Overwork
Overeating or lack of breakfast
Drowsiness due to stuffiness
Nicotine and coffee
What to do if you constantly want to sleep
The ability to not sleep at night as a child seemed almost superpowered, but when we grew up, it turned out that sleeping and getting enough sleep was real superpower and superpower! For a number of reasons, not everyone can possess it.
If it’s hard for you to get up, and during the day you don’t have the strength to work or do household chores, you feel tension and irritation, it’s difficult for you to concentrate on tasks and remember information, it’s time to be treated. Indeed, in this state a person can feel both psychological and physical discomfort, which will affect all areas of life.
Often the legs of this trouble grow out of bed - you sleep either too little or poorly, your brain and body do not have time to rest overnight. Sleep problems can be caused by a variety of factors - from a busy lifestyle to health problems, so the key to solving the problem of drowsiness should be selected individually.
Constantly sleepy due to sleep disturbances
Most often, the problem of drowsiness appears, because you did not have time to fully rest at night. According to the acting Minister of Health Ulyana Suprun, in order to get enough sleep, a person needs from 7 to 9 hours of sleep per day. However, each has its own need for sleep: some wake up awake after only five hours, and some may need more than nine to get enough sleep.
"Children need more hours of sleep, and the smaller the child, the more he needs to sleep. But people over 65 can sleep 7-8 hours a day, and that's fine," the doctor says.
However, to postpone a full sleep for the weekend, and sacrifice rest for work on weekdays is a decision that, in fact, is not a solution: when there is too much sleep, constant drowsiness and lethargy will not go anywhere.
Also, a feeling of sleepiness during the day can appear if a person was disturbed at night and woke up sharply when he was in a deep phase of sleep. There are two of them per night: the phase of slow (deep) sleep and the phase of REM sleep. If the cycle is broken, the brain will react, and after the body has to be torn from the bed, a person will experience an acute feeling of lack of sleep.
The habit of taking a nap for half an hour while driving to the subway can also disrupt the sleep cycle - the brain will be disoriented by such changes. Without unnecessary need, do not get up earlier than you usually get up, it will be more difficult for the body to adapt.
Lifestyle drowsiness
Since my student days, many have become accustomed to the fact that an extra hour on cramming will not affect anything other than assessment. Then this habit goes to work with you. It happens that deadlines are more important than a full sleep, but they are definitely not as significant as health and well-being.
In fact, such a chaotic theft of sleep time in the body is a key reason for constant drowsiness and decreased productivity. This also applies to those who like to walk until morning, and get enough sleep in the afternoon. No need to be heroic, this is no more than self-deception.
Drowsiness may occur if you have to work hard physically because of your duty, and therefore you are too tired to just fall asleep. The same thing happens if you have stressful work and you are in a lot of emotional stress all day. In this case, drowsiness during the day is your protective mechanism against irritants from the outside world.
Know that:
Depriving yourself of sleep for at least one hour affects our condition for another four days.
Chronic lack of sleep leads to weight gain - in the body there is less hormone of saturation of leptin, and more hormone of appetite ghrelin.
If you sleep little or poorly, then there is a greater chance of developing dementia or cardiovascular disease and weakening the immune system and fertility.
Lack of sleep is perceived by the brain as anxiety. A man runs the risk of falling into a vicious circle: wake up in the middle of the night, think about the bad, the next day feel tired and even more anxious, and not sleep again.
Health problems
Permanent drowsiness may be the first sign of a developing disease or its symptom. For example, cerebral arteriosclerosis - due to plaques in the vessels of the brain, oxygen starvation is possible, which affects the general condition, including drowsiness. Also, if the level of hemoglobin and red blood cells has fallen, then oxygen flows more slowly to the brain, and this causes a desire to sleep, as well as reduced ability to work, poor memory, and even fainting - this is anemia.
Hypersomnia and narcolepsy are diseases in which a person is disturbed in the sequence of phases of sleep, because of which he constantly tends to sleep.
Diseases of the endocrine system can cause drowsiness, as well as adrenal insufficiency - one of the causes of general lethargy and weakness.
I really want to sleep with intoxication, be it food or alcohol poisoning. Drowsiness may indicate a nervous system disorder.
In addition, drowsiness often occurs as a side effect of taking certain medications, so you should carefully study the instructions before using the drug or ask your doctor to replace it with another, more gentle, especially if you have to drive.
Drowsiness may also indicate that your body is deficient in vitamins and minerals.
It is worth noting that if you sleep more than expected, this can also be a signal to go to the doctor.
"People who sleep a lot are more likely to get diabetes, obesity, they may have a backache and even not have enough vitamin D due to the fact that they do not go outside during the day. If you sleep 10 hours a day or more, tell the doctor about it, "advises the acting Minister of Health Ulyana Suprun.
Overwork
Burnout, depression, physical overwork, chronic fatigue do not contribute to a sound and healthy sleep.
Due to stress and fatigue, a person can often wake up at night or vice versa - he can be tormented by insomnia or nightmares. A person who is overworked or is very worried about something cannot fall asleep and in the morning feels even more frustrated.
In addition, some psychologists believe that if there is a mess in the house, and you go to bed when chaos is around, this will affect the dream, and you wake up broken. Therefore, it is advised to go to bed not only with clean thoughts, but also with cleaned square meters.
Overeating or lack of breakfast
A hearty lunch or dinner can deprive you of sleep, and a lack of breakfast can make you yawn and struggle with sleep all day. It turns out that if in the morning you are in a hurry and have not charged the body with the energy that it receives with food. Her body simply has nowhere to take, so it goes into a saving mode, and you sleep on the go.
It is important not to overeat, since the body will be busy ensuring the normal functioning of the digestive system and will "transfer" strength and energy to digest food, therefore it will also go into the "economy" mode for other activities.
Drowsiness due to stuffiness
Drowsiness can occur not only from lack of sleep, but also because you sleep in poor conditions. For example, many people cannot fall asleep if they find themselves in unusual conditions when it doesn’t get dark on the street. But if a sleep mask can help with this problem, then it’s much harder to fall asleep if you watched TV or read the tape on social networks from a smartphone or computer before going to bed. Artificial light excites brain activity before bedtime, and this does not help to relax and fall asleep at all, so doctors strongly recommend abandoning this habit for the sake of a full and sound sleep.
Also, one of the common reasons why a person cannot fall asleep is the stuffiness in the room. Because of it, you will not only fall asleep, but also risk getting in addition a strong migraine and even greater fatigue. The easiest way is to open the window and let in fresh air into the room before going to bed.
The weather can also be a cause of drowsiness. If it rains, atmospheric pressure drops, and this can provoke a feeling of tiredness and drowsiness.
Nicotine and coffee
Cigarettes, coffee, and alcohol are the enemies of healthy sleep. Everyone knows that coffee invigorates, but this effect is short-lived. But if you are an avid coffee lover, but do not feel that coffee gives strength, then constant drowsiness can indicate problems with the adrenal glands, liver or pancreas. Also, a sharp rejection of coffee can cause drowsiness.
Cigarettes negatively affect not only health, but also good sleep. Due to the fact that nicotine causes a spasm in the blood vessels, the smoker's brain and other organs lack oxygen, which causes a feeling of lack of sleep.
“Alcohol spoils sleep. At first, alcohol really slows down the brain, causes an oxytocin release and alleviates anxiety. But as the alcohol breaks down, its spells melt. The brain is excited, it does not enter the phase of deep sleep (when the brain is able to overcome negative emotions and soberly assess the events), the risk of temporary respiratory arrest (apnea) is growing, and the kidneys stop absorbing water back - you feel like drinking in the toilet, "Ulyana Suprun explains the harm of alcohol to sleep.
What to do if you constantly want to sleep
To sleep better:
Get tired not only mentally, but also physically, thanks to a walk at a pace, push-ups or jogging. It is also the prevention of cardiovascular disease and dementia. However, do not overdo it.
In the evening, give up phones, computers and television. The blue light of the screens prevents the formation of melatonin, and it's hard for you to fall asleep.
Do not drink alcohol or coffee at night. Better eat cherries and tomatoes - they have a lot of melatonin. Try chickpeas (Turkish peas) - it has a record content of tryptophan, the amino acid with which melatonin and serotonin are formed.
Drink chamomile, lemon balm or peppermint tea, or white tea.
Open windows, close curtains. Cold, fresh air and complete darkness will help you plunge into a deep sleep.
Take a relaxing bath, ask for a massage.
If you need to overcome drowsiness right now:
To drive away sleep, you can do a little exercise or just actively move around, go for a run.
Take a cold shower or wash yourself.
Change your occupation, make your brain work.
Listen to invigorating music.
How to overcome constant drowsiness:
Put your sleep and day in order, try to go to bed and wake up at the same time.
Do not neglect physical activities, in order to relieve emotional stress, try yoga.
Do not overeat and do not starve - the right diet will not only help normalize sleep, but also set the body in a healthy mood.
See your doctor if you cannot cope with drowsiness on your own. Also, if you think that sleep disorders are caused by psycho-emotional problems, do not hesitate to ask for help.
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