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Suggest Treatment For Falling Asleep In Between Tasks

I am a female, age 77. I am falling to sleep while I m doing daily tasks. Ex: Was eating cup of ice cream, and fell to sleep, ice cream melted, & I had a big mess in my lap. Also, was just working on iPad and without any warning of dozing, the bang of iPad hitting floor woke me up. Seems to be increasing more. I never know when this is happening, it just does.
posted on Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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Hello
Welcome here.
I can understand your concerns.
I would suggest you to go for a sleep study to rule out sleep apnea.
Psychostimulant drugs like modafinil (prescription drugs) can help to keep you awake and sustain your attention.
Consult a neurologist

Hope this helps.
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Suggest Treatment For Falling Asleep In Between Tasks

Hello Welcome here. I can understand your concerns. I would suggest you to go for a sleep study to rule out sleep apnea. Psychostimulant drugs like modafinil (prescription drugs) can help to keep you awake and sustain your attention. Consult a neurologist Hope this helps. Thanks.