Very often, during working hours, people do not feel the vigor of the body and spirit that are so necessary for the normal functioning of a person as a labor unit. If fatigue and drowsiness is an isolated condition, you should not panic, but if these symptoms do not go away for a long time?
Everything is fine
Many people are periodically overcome by drowsiness during the day, the reasons for this can be completely different and completely safe. The desire to take a nap can cause usual lack of sleep - insufficient sleep time for a complete rest of the body. Also, after a hearty lunch at work, a similar desire may arise. The thing is that after eating, blood rushes to the stomach, helping it to process food, and the brain stops receiving enough energy to work. It can also be put to sleep due to cloudy rainy weather, a stuffy indoor room also causes such sensations. Well, if a person flew from vacation or business trip, changing time zones can also cause a desire to take a nap.
Problem
But there are times when drowsiness in the afternoon warns of a serious illness. These can be various problems with the thyroid gland, because its hormones support the vitality of the body. Concomitant symptoms of this disease: fatigue, weight gain in the absence of appetite, brittle nails and dry skin. American scientists claim that frequent drowsiness during the day warns of a serious illness - diabetes. There may be a desire to take a nap due to a shortage or an increased level of glucose in the blood. Concomitant symptoms in this situation: thirst, decreased pressure, dizziness, itchy skin, and dry mouth. Drowsiness can talk about a disease such as hypotension - a decrease in blood pressure. The brain does not receive enough oxygen, and a person constantly feels lethargy, loss of strength, headache, dizziness and, of course, the desire to sleep. Also, drowsiness during the day warns of a serious illness - depression. The desire to take a nap simply arises as a defense of the body, the brain begins to work less actively, and the person goes into the state, as they say, of the plant, when he is not interested in anything, he doesn’t want to just lie or sleep. In such situations, you need to seek help from a psychologist. And the last, but probably the worst. Drowsiness during the day warns of a serious illness - a developing Alzheimer's disease.
In this case, the desire to sleep occurs much earlier than its other symptoms, and at this stage the disease can be perfectly stopped. It is worth tracking how much an adult wants to relax during the day. If not more than half an hour, then everything is fine, but if daytime sleep lasts for 2-3 hours, and a person falls asleep at night without problems, then this can be a rather alarming call, it is worth checking for the presence of a disease such as Alzheimer's disease.
What to do?
But how to get rid of sleepiness during the day, can this be done at all? If the reasons are quite simple, you just need to give enough time to rest the body at night. The vitality of the body and mind contributes to a balanced diet. Well, if you really want to, you can take a nap for half an hour during the day, if, of course, the boss at work does not mind.