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What Causes Excessive Daytime Sleepiness?
hello, my son has a severe problem with waking up and staying up in the morining and again anytime during the day can fall asleep on a dime. He was in a serious car accident a few years ago and has a closed head injury. He has custody of his 2 little girls and this is starting to affect them as well i need help any ideas what we can do to make him stay awake during the day
Wed, 17 Jan 2018
Hello,my name is dr.Dorina Gurabardhi.I understand your concern.
Some advices that I can give to you are:
-going to bed earlier
-eliminating alcohol and caffeine consumption.
-stimulants, such as ritalin-sr/99754?iL=true" >methylphenidate (Ritalin) or modafinil (Provigil) may help
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis and treatment without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps.
Regards,
dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
Some advices that I can give to you are:
-going to bed earlier
-eliminating alcohol and caffeine consumption.
-stimulants, such as ritalin-sr/99754?iL=true" >methylphenidate (Ritalin) or modafinil (Provigil) may help
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis and treatment without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps.
Regards,
dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
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