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Old 04-27-2006, 08:35 AM   #1
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HELP my mother falls asleep all the time.

My mom is 53 years old and she falls asleep while talking, she would be talking one minute and then she falls asleep for a few seconds. She can never stay awake as a passenger in the car. Sometimes when I am talking to her on the phone I will ask her something and not hear anything, the next second she will be like 'Oh, I just sat down and fell asleep for a second, what were you saying?' her speech gets extremely slurred as though she is drunk but it's just sleep! I know she gets enough sleep, she is a stay at home wife and doesn't work, she has never had a job. My dad is businessman and so they don't need extra money so it's not like she is tired or anything.

Last year my husband and i took our daughter for trick or treating at the mall, my mom went with us and the whole time she would talk and fall asleep for a minute and then start the conversation where she had stopped. My husband thought it was really weird. Can someone please tell me what this is? I just see how a normal person just falls asleep. It's like the second she doesn't have anything to do she gets very sleepy.

 
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Old 04-27-2006, 08:51 AM   #2
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Re: HELP my mother falls asleep all the time.

I am no expert on sleep disorders, but I think your mom may have narcolepsy. Check this site out:

http://www.narcolepsynetwork.org/faq.php

Her doctor should be told about this. It can be quite hazardous to her health.

 
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Re: HELP my mother falls asleep all the time.

Sounds a lot like narcolepsy. She definately needs to talk to a doctor as soon as possible.

 
Old 04-27-2006, 03:11 PM   #4
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Re: HELP my mother falls asleep all the time.

Thanks...at least now I know what this is called, I have something to research, thank you!

 
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Re: HELP my mother falls asleep all the time.

Hi Sabrina....I'm narcoleptic and can definitely relate to the frustration and confusion you all are going through. There are many other symptoms that can go with it. It's hard to find a good site on narcolepsy, though. I'll check with the monitors and see if I can post a certain web-site that deals strictly with sleeping disorders...I've belonged to it for a long time and it's been a huge help to me. It's nice to know you're not alone.

I'm a little on the tired side right now, so I won't get into great detail, but if you have questions, feel free to ask any and all of them and I'll do my best to answer them for you. Good luck....p.s. Stanford University is a pioneer in much sleep research, check them out! I have already signed a document to donate my brain to them when I'm done with it to see if it will help other narcoleptics! Mine quite likely came from a brain injury, therefore, there's no genetic marker for mine.

Hope to hear from you soon.
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