They often mask it with coffee or view drowsiness as just a fact of life.
Folklore is correct that yawning is triggered by boredom, drowsiness, stretching or other people yawning.
More severe seizures are often followed by what doctors call a "post-ictal period" of confusion and drowsiness.
The drugs affect a neurotransmitter in the brain called acetylcholine and can cause dizziness, drowsiness, confusion, and memory loss.
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It's even possible that, like Claritin, it wouldn't cause drowsiness--although extensive study would be necessary to find that out.
What to watch for: Upset stomach, cough, dizziness, drowsiness, ear pain or infection, swelling of the mouth or throat.
Dr. Harris also recommends that people who think they are excessively sleepy keep track of when the drowsiness occurs.
Pharmacia and Upjohn stress that there have been very few incidences, and that the drug carries a standard drowsiness warning.
Instead of leaning on caffeine (which can prevent you from falling asleep later, causing drowsiness again the next day), get moving.
Technologies that continuously monitor alertness and compliance with regulations are sorely needed -- like in-vehicle drowsiness detectors and electronic hours-of-service recorders.
Almost two million accidents a year worldwide are thought to be caused by drivers inadvertently changing lanes, frequently caused by drowsiness.
The Emory researchers think this same sleep-inducing substance in spinal fluid may play a role in other conditions that involve excessive drowsiness.
Drowsiness causes an estimated 100, 000 car crashes in the U.S. each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and kills 1, 500.
The treatment for sleep apnea may include losing weight if a person is overweight and avoiding medications or other substances that cause drowsiness.
In 1996, Claire Roberts was admitted to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children with vomiting and drowsiness, but died two days later.
Avoid taking valerian at the same time as medication that can cause drowsiness, as the effects could be additive, adds Massachusetts General's Dr. Ulbricht.
All the older drugs turn on brain switches called GABA receptors, present in half of the 1 billion neurons in the brain, causing whole-head drowsiness.
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Acute (short-term) inhalation exposure to high levels of 1, 4-dioxane has caused vertigo, drowsiness, headache, anorexia and irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, and lungs in humans.
Next in Terlings Park's pipeline is an antianxiety drug that may have the benefits of Valium without the accompanying drowsiness, temporary memory loss and habit-forming effects.
She had been admitted to hospital following vomiting and drowsiness.
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