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What Causes Chronic Fatigue After Having Meals?

Hi, My partner recently gets extremely tired after eating a meal. So much so, he has to take a nap. I know we all over-eat and experience sleepiness, but this is something different. It is extreme and overwhelming exhaustion that he cannot shake off . Also, his memory is getting worse. He has always been a forgetful type, but recently, it s unbelieveable. Sometimes I m in shock he doesn t remember a conversation we had. He is 47 years old. Has high blood pressure that is well regulated with medication. Fairly fit. Not overweight.
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You have to make sure he's not on any sleep medication or anxiolytics like Benzodiazepines. Many other psychiatric drugs are a major cause of Narcolepsy- a condition which is a neurological disorder that affects the control of sleep and wakefulness. People with narcolepsy experience excessive daytime sleepiness and intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the daytime. These sudden sleep attacks may occur during any type of activity at any time of the day.
In a typical sleep cycle, we initially enter the early stages of sleep followed by deeper sleep stages and ultimately (after about 90 minutes) rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. For people suffering from narcolepsy, REM sleep occurs almost immediately in the sleep cycle, as well as periodically during the waking hours. It is in REM sleep that we can experience dreams and muscle paralysis -- which explains some of the symptoms of narcolepsy.
Narcolepsy usually begins between the ages of 15 and 25, but it can become apparent at any age. In many cases, narcolepsy is undiagnosed and, therefore, untreated.
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What Causes Chronic Fatigue After Having Meals?

You have to make sure he s not on any sleep medication or anxiolytics like Benzodiazepines. Many other psychiatric drugs are a major cause of Narcolepsy- a condition which is a neurological disorder that affects the control of sleep and wakefulness. People with narcolepsy experience excessive daytime sleepiness and intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the daytime. These sudden sleep attacks may occur during any type of activity at any time of the day. In a typical sleep cycle, we initially enter the early stages of sleep followed by deeper sleep stages and ultimately (after about 90 minutes) rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. For people suffering from narcolepsy, REM sleep occurs almost immediately in the sleep cycle, as well as periodically during the waking hours. It is in REM sleep that we can experience dreams and muscle paralysis -- which explains some of the symptoms of narcolepsy. Narcolepsy usually begins between the ages of 15 and 25, but it can become apparent at any age. In many cases, narcolepsy is undiagnosed and, therefore, untreated.