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I'm 19 can not get sleep at night during the day i get tired and take a nap. how can i prevent this from happening?

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Dr. Olakitan Akinjagunla answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Narcolepsy: Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder involving the loss of the brain's ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally. There is also disturbed sleep at night which is confused with insomnia. Get yourself evaluated . See a neurologist

Answered 3/13/2015

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