I am 6 months pregnant and and I can't sleep well. I feel tired and sleepy but I can't sleep. Is there something I can take?
2 Answers
Dr. Mostafa Odeh,
Psychiatry
- As we always say poor sleep can be caused by more than 100 physical and
mental conditions, so we need to know the causes first before embarking on treatment.
If there is no clear causes there are a l... Read More
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I buy contact lenses that last a month, is it okay to sleep in them? Taking them off and putting them again is time consuming every day!
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Dr. Jihad Menassa,
Ophthalmology
- It is not recommended to sleep with contact lenses, this will increase risk of infection of the cornea and cause permanent damage and hence decrease or even loss of vision. The other option is doing l... Read More
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What are the causes of insomnia and how to treat it?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Insomnia is defined as difficulty falling asleep or maintaining sleep, even when the circumstances allow the individual to do so. It is a common disorder that affects women more often than men. The di... Read More
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I am taking multi-vitamins but I noticed that I started to sleep a lot. Is there any connection?
Dr. Ivana Dabaj,
Pediatric Neurology
- there is no connection because usually vitamins should make you feel more active and not more sleepy. It might be because you are tired or you have lack of sleep.
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Sometimes when I sleep, it's really hard to wake up. People hit me and I don't even realize it as if I were in a temporary coma. Is that normal?
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Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- This could fit the description of idiopathic hypersomnia, or sleep drunkenness, a type of sleep disorder characterized by a prolonged major sleep episode, great difficulty waking up in the morning or ... Read More
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I'm afraid of flying and I have an eleven hour trip with no stops. Can I take dormicum to sleep throughout the entire flight because I never fall asleep on planes?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Dormicum (midazolam) is a benzodiazepine. It works in the central nervous system (brain) to cause sleepiness, muscle relaxation, and short-term memory loss, and to reduce anxiety, but its use is not f... Read More
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Why am I always sleepy and yawning? Can this be because of the weather in Dubai?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Daytime sleepiness most often results from lack of adequate refreshing sleep during the night, be it due to insomnia, or trouble with breathing during sleep (obstructive sleep apnea), which is usually... Read More
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Why have I been dreaming excessively recently?
2 Answers
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- It is not well understood why people sometimes get what is called "excessive dreaming," but it's known that some people suffer from dreams that seem to last long periods of the night an... Read More
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Whether I sleep or not, I always feel sleepy. Are there any vitamins I should take?
Dr. Rania Mousa,
General Medicine
- A basal sleep need of seven to eight hours every night, but where things get complicated is the interaction between the basal need and sleep debt. For instance, you might meet your basal sleep need on... Read More
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