The doctor named the causes of increased drowsiness

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In the case of pathological drowsiness, a person is tempted to sleep at a time that is not usually assigned to sleep.

In an interview with therapist Farida Beden, the causes of increased sleepiness, which are often not taken into account, were named.

“Drowsiness at first glance is a harmless condition, but if you start understand the cause, it may turn out that everything is quite serious,” said doctor Beden.

The doctor noted that the most typical cause of hypersomnia is an unhealthy sleep pattern – lack of a stable schedule of falling asleep and waking up, lack of sleep, frequent night awakenings , restless, poor quality sleep.

“Sleep should be eight hours, uninterrupted, at night, preferably from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., during the period when an important hormone – melatonin – is produced,” the expert clarified.

Also, Farida Beden listed a number of other factors that can hide behind drowsiness – among them, the specialist named cancer, injuries and disorders of the brain, lack of vitamins, and other problems.

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• Parasitic diseases.
• Night apnea.
• Atherosclerosis of blood vessels, which disrupts blood supply to the brain.
• Hypotonia.
• Deficiency of vitamin D, B vitamins.
• Injuries, brain tumors.
• Iron deficiency anemia.
• Obesity.

In addition, hypersomnia is often provoked by hormonal changes in the body and related ailments.

The doctor named the following: “Hypothyroidism, diabetes, premenstrual syndrome, low testosterone, menopause, excess of the hormone melatonin – especially in winter or gloomy weather”.