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Suggest Remedy For Sleepiness

Dear Doctor,I am 63 years of age and healthy,my diet is good and i eat healthy diet on time,I play golf 3 to 4 timees in a week,My hemoglobin is 12.5,Lately i feel sleepy all the time,as i sit on the computer my eyes start to close and i fall asleep,often while driving also,please advise the cause and the solution,Many thanks for this service,With Regards,V M Puri.
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Narcolepsy is a condition with excessive day time sleepiness. It is usually a disorder of young onset i.e early years. It is unlikely you will be suffering from this disorder. The cause for your excessive sleepiness might be due to irregular sleeping patterns or stress. Even hypothyroidism is known to cause excessive spleeness. Hence get your thyroid hormones levels and also blood sugar levels checked. At the age of 63 you are advised to go for a whole body general health check up at a near by hospital which will include all these tests.
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Suggest Remedy For Sleepiness

Narcolepsy is a condition with excessive day time sleepiness. It is usually a disorder of young onset i.e early years. It is unlikely you will be suffering from this disorder. The cause for your excessive sleepiness might be due to irregular sleeping patterns or stress. Even hypothyroidism is known to cause excessive spleeness. Hence get your thyroid hormones levels and also blood sugar levels checked. At the age of 63 you are advised to go for a whole body general health check up at a near by hospital which will include all these tests.