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Why do I keep falling asleep??? Is this altitude related?
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May be a totally daft question (I'm good at those! wink) but can altitude 'sickness' work in reverse? Left Saas Fee on Saturday afternoon and as soon as I hit Visp I started having trouble keeping my eyes open. This has continued all week ... whenever I sit down I start to nod off! (Yes, I know, don't sit down!!! wink) Seriously though, just wondering whether it could be the change in altitude?
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Perhaps it's because Switzerland is so boring? And, by the way, I'm not a real doctor.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

HelenS, how weird, never heard of that but then I'd never heard of "Mal de Debarquement Syndrome" - from the Daily Fail,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-368808/Mother-permanently-seasick-cruise.html
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See a doctor? When my cousin had something similar (falling asleep all the time) it was some weird heart infection or something, quite nasty.
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I'd just lay off the vin chaud Wink
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Do you feel thirsty and go to the loo a lot? even if no go and see a physician!
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I live about 3m above sea-level, I'm always tired - def. altitude related wink

Seriously, I don't know, but the air weighs more down at lower altitude (longer column above you), and your body should be under more air pressure so there might be something going on. I live near the coast and I don't know how much of an old wives tale it is, but my parents/grandparents always used to tell me that salt air was 'heavy air' and made you feel tired.


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Cynic wrote:
Do you feel thirsty and go to the loo a lot? even if no go and see a physician!


Yes - and I'm pretty much at sea level Shocked

But I've been tested for diabetes and all clear
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HelenS, I did that (fall asleep a lot) when I was pregnant... Toofy Grin

Coming down from altitude to sea level (I live slightly below sea level!) makes me feel full of energy cos of all the extra red blood cells I made when up high. The air does feel thicker though. How high were you and did you notice the altitude when you were there?
Could you be anaemic? Try multivits + iron for a few days.
Failing that, you probably picked up a virus on the plane. Or partied too hard!

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Cynic wrote:
Do you feel thirsty and go to the loo a lot? even if no go and see a physician!


If everyone who was still a bit tired a few days after a vigorous holiday went to see their physician the waiting rooms would be rather busy.
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T Bar wrote:

If everyone who was still a bit tired a few days after a vigorous holiday went to see their physician the waiting rooms would be rather busy.


WTF is a vigorous holiday? I have a frend who keeps going to Thailand, and often has to go to the clinic when he gets back, is that what you mean?
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Thanks for the thoughts and concern. under a new name, where did you find that??!

Can't say I felt particularly tired when I was there (my skiing's not that energetic! wink) and I'm not diabetic. The pregnancy thought had occurred as I was the same, but it's highly unlikely fortunately! The idea it could be something serious hadn't crossed my mind, but I don't think so.

Your collective comments though have made me realise the likely reason. I have low blood pressure, and obviously I'm used to that feeling normally as I live with it all the time, but altitude raises your blood pressure slightly of course as does being active all day (at the time). I suspect that having had higher blood pressure while away combined with mild dehydration travelling and since I got home ('cos I'm spending half the day asleep!) has made me very aware of the low blood pressure again. Lots more to drink today and some exercise to boost it temporarily should do the trick I think. Very Happy Thanks again.
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HelenS, Might even be blood in the alcohol stream!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcolepsy Laughing
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