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  Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Drowsiness
Drowsiness refers to feeling abnormally sleepy during the day -- often with a strong tendency to actually fall asleep in inappropriate situations or at inappropriate times.
For drowsiness due to obesity and hypoventilation (reduced breathing), weight loss is recommended, and your health care provider should be consulted.
For drowsiness due to narcolepsy, stimulants (like Ritalin) may be prescribed.
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 Sedative - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barbiturate overdose is a factor in nearly one-third of all reported drug-related deaths.
In the US, in 1998, a total of 70,982 sedative exposures were reported to US poison control centers, of which 2310 (3.2%) resulted in major toxicity and 89 (0.1%) resulted in death.
Lookalikes, or pills made to mimic the appearance and the effects of authentic sedatives, are sold on the street.
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Driver drowsiness represents an important risk on the roads, given that it is one of the main factors leading to accidents or near-missed accidents.
So far, several studies have tried to model the behavior of a drowsy driver, by establishing links between drowsiness and certain parameters related to the vehicle and to the driver (e.g., steering wheel position, speed of the vehicle, etc.) [2, 5, 10, 11, 14].
To find the points corresponding to the typical pattern (or combination of values) of each condition to be detected, it is required either an exact mathematical model of the object or condition to detect, or a database of objects or sample conditions for which the actual classification is known [7].
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Drowsiness has recently been detected with impressive accuracy by measuring the percentage of eyelid closure over time, i.e.
A drowsiness detection and warning system can help reduce alertness-related crashes by helping to maintain alertness until it is safe to stop and rest.
The role of drowsiness in the leading causes and types of crashes may be largely underestimated due to unreported off-roadway crashes, police unable to verify drowsiness, and driver reporting error.
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 Consumer Health Information Centre - OTC Medicines and Drowsiness
Among these there are two main types; the first generation that lead to most drowsiness and the second generation antihistamines that have less potential to cause sleepiness.
Other substances that have been reported to have the potential to cause drowsiness are opioids, used as analgesics, and hyoscine that is used for travel sickness.
In low doses, opiods do not commonly cause drowsiness however you should still be aware of their potential to make you feel sleepy.
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Drowsiness, or feeling abnormally sleepy, is a common side effect of many medications.
Drowsiness can affect your ability to drive, operate machinery, or do other things that require alertness.
If you are starting a new medication that may cause drowsiness, it is important to avoid activities that require alertness, such as driving, until you find out how the medication affects you.
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The stage is sometimes referred to as somnolence, or "drowsy sleep".
Modafinil can be used to reduce drowsiness and cope with shorter sleep.
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Short-acting antihistamines, which are generally over-the-counter (non-prescription), often relieve mild to moderate symptoms, but can cause drowsiness.
It does NOT tend to cause drowsiness or affect learning in children.
Longer-acting antihistaminescause less drowsiness, can be equally effective, and usually do not interfere with learning.
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If the narcotic is giving you pain relief for the first time in a long time, your drowsiness might be the result of the decrease in pain, allowing you much needed rest.
If you are drowsy, be very careful to avoid situations in which you might hurt yourself as a result of not being alert such as cooking, climbing stairs, or driving.
If drowsiness is severe or if it suddenly occurs after you have been taking narcotics for a while, notify your doctor or nurse right away.
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 ZYRTEC® (cetirizine HCl). Allergy Medicine - Treatment for Allergies
In ZYRTEC studies, side effects were mild or moderate, including drowsiness, fatigue, and dry mouth in adults, and drowsiness, headache, sore throat, and stomach pain in children.
Drowsiness occurred in between 11% and 14% in adults, depending on dose, compared with 6% taking placebo.
In children, drowsiness occurred in between 2% and 4%, depending on dose, compared with 1% taking placebo.
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 Sleepless at Stanford
Perhaps the saddest omission of all is that most student drivers learn nothing about the dangers of driving drowsy in their training programs, and an astounding number soon die and kill others because they fall asleep at the wheel.
Drowsiness is the last step before falling asleep, not the first.
Drowsiness may mean you are seconds from a disaster.
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Alcohol can increase drowsiness and dizziness caused by the medication, possibly resulting in unconsciousness and death.
Hydrocodone may increase the effects of other drugs that cause drowsiness, including antidepressants, alcohol, antihistamines, pain relievers, anxiety medicines, seizure medicines, and muscle relaxants.
Dangerous sedation, dizziness, or drowsiness may occur if Hydrocodone is taken with any of these medications.
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 Drowsiness - WrongDiagnosis.com
Profound state of unconsciousness associated with depressed cerebral activity from which the individual cannot be aroused; coma generally occurs when there is dysfunction or injury involving both cerebral hemispheres or the brain stem.
When you follow a link to our interactive multiple symptoms page, you will be able to modify your list by adding and removing symptoms thus helping to better research your condition.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
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 Study: Driving drowsiness big safety problem - Automotive - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Drowsiness behind the wheel is a more significant safety problem on U.S. roads than previously thought, according to new research.
Drowsiness contributed to 20 percent of all crashes and 16 percent of near crashes.
NHTSA partially funded the study that found driver inattention was a factor in 80 percent of all crashes and 65 percent of all near crashes.
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 Depression Drugs: Nutrients Depleted, Brand Names, Usage, Warnings/Precautions, Adverse Reactions, Overdose Symptoms
Pamelor® (Nortiptyline): Drowsiness, weight gain, cardiac arrthymias, dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, constipation, and orthostatic hypotension are rare side effects.
Drowsiness, orthostatic hypotension, dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, and constipation are rare side effects.
Drowsiness, weight gain, dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, and constipation are rare side effects.
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 MedicineJunction.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Alcohol will increase drowsiness and may increase dizziness while you are taking zolpidem, which could be dangerous.
It will make you drowsy, and you could fall and hurt yourself if you take your dose too long before you are ready for sleep.
Zolpidem may increase the effects of other drugs that cause drowsiness, including antidepressants, alcohol, antihistamines, other sedatives (used to treat insomnia), pain relievers, anxiety medicines, and muscle relaxants.
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 Fatigue - WrongDiagnosis.com
However, the term in common usage may mean many things, including drowsiness (sleepiness), lethargy, tiredness, malaise, listlessness, or weakness (including muscular weakness).
Sometimes it is hard to know exactly whether you are tired, weak, fatigued, or have other symptoms.
Drowsiness - are you actually fatigued or just short of sleep?
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Although unlikely, it is possible that you will experience some drowsiness or dizziness at the start of therapy with buspirone.
Alcohol may increase drowsiness and dizziness while you are taking buspirone.
Buspirone may increase the effects of other drugs that cause drowsiness, including antidepressants, antihistamines, sedatives (used to treat insomnia), pain relievers, anxiety medicines, and muscle relaxants.
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 Oxycodone Side Effects, Interactions and Information - Oxycodone.com.ru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Alcohol will greatly increase the drowsiness and dizziness caused by oxycodone and could be dangerous.
Oxycodone may increase the effects of other drugs that cause drowsiness, including antidepressants, other antihistamines, other pain relievers, anxiety medicines, seizure medicines, and muscle relaxants.
Dangerous sedation, dizziness, or drowsiness may occur if oxycodone is taken with any of these medications.
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Xanax will cause drowsiness and may cause dizziness.
Alcohol may increase drowsiness and dizziness caused by Xanax.
Tell your doctor about all medicines that you are taking, and do not take any other medicine without first talking to your doctor.
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Alcohol may increase drowsiness and dizziness while you are taking cyclobenzaprine.
These drugs may increase drowsiness and dizziness while you are taking tizanidine.
Tizanidine may increase the effects of other drugs that cause drowsiness, including antidepressants, alcohol, antihistamines, sedatives (used to treat insomnia), pain relievers, anxiety medicines, and muscle relaxants.
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USE--Lithium is one of the earliest known medications to be recognized as alleviating symptoms of mania.
It's main use has not changed, yet time has seen advancements in medicine whereby plenty of alternatives are now available.
Alcohol is neither approved nor recommended as a means of medicating mood disorders, however some unknowingly use it in such capacity as a form of "self medication".
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 AN 7.58: Capala Sutta
"But if by doing this you don't shake off your drowsiness, then attend to the perception of light, resolve on the perception of daytime, [dwelling] by night as by day, and by day as by night.
By means of an awareness thus open and unhampered, develop a brightened mind.
As soon as you wake up, get up quickly, with the thought, 'I won't stay indulging in the pleasure of lying down, the pleasure of reclining, the pleasure of drowsiness.' That is how you should train yourself.
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Optalert™ is the world's first effective and scientifically validated drowsiness detection technology developed by the founder and chief scientist of Sleep Diagnostics Pty Ltd, Dr Murray Johns, who is a world authority in sleep medicine.
Optalert™'s patented technology is a revolutionary method of detecting drowsiness at its early stages.
It is based on a new understanding of the physiology of drowsiness.
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Klonopin (clonazepam) will cause drowsiness and may cause dizziness.
Alcohol may increase drowsiness and dizziness while taking Klonopin (clonazepam).
- Symptoms of a Klonopin (clonazepam) overdose may include drowsiness, dizziness, confusion, a slow heart beat, difficulty breathing, difficulty walking and talking, an appearance of being drunk, and unconsciousness.
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Side effects of sertraline include an allergic reaction, an irregular heartbeat or pulse, low blood pressure (dizziness, weakness), high blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision), chills or fever, headache, tremor, nervousness, anxiety, nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, changes in appetite or weight, sleepiness or insomnia, decreased sex drive, impotence, and difficulty having an orgasm.
Side effects to this drug may include an allergic reaction, sores in the mouth or throat, yellowing of the skin or eyes, a rash, hallucinations or severe confusion, changes in vision, drowsiness, dizziness, clumsiness, depression, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, difficulty urinating, vivid dreams, headache, dry mouth, decreased sex drive, and changes in behavior.
This drug may increase the effects of other drugs that cause drowsiness (antidepressants, antihistamines, sedatives that are used to treat insomnia, pain relievers, anxiety medicines, and muscle relaxants).
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Vicodin may increase the effects of other drugs that cause drowsiness, including antidepressants, alcohol, antihistamines, pain relievers, anxiety medicines, seizure medicines, and muscle relaxants.
Dangerous sedation, dizziness, or drowsiness may occur if Vicodin is taken with any of these medications.
Symptoms of an Vicodin overdose may include slow breathing, seizures, dizziness, weakness, loss of consciousness, coma, confusion, tiredness, cold and clammy skin, small pupils, nausea, vomiting, and sweating.
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These drugs may increase drowsiness caused by Ultram.
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 Symptom: Drowsiness - CureResearch.com
Possible causes of symptom: Drowsiness: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Drowsiness as a symptom.
Medications or substances causing Drowsiness: The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Drowsiness as a symptom.
Conditions listing complications: Drowsiness: The following list of conditions have 'Drowsiness' or similar listed as a complication in our database.
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