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Falling asleep while driving
Falling asleep while driving is a clinical finding in which a person falls asleep while driving. This is very dangerous and it can be a sign of narcolepsy, another sleep disorder, or significant fatigue.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 40-year old asked:
What are tricks to avoid falling asleep while driving?
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A 38-year old asked:
What are some ways to help with falling asleep while driving?
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A 35-year old asked:
Falling asleep while driving, not tired.?
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A 39-year old asked:
What can cause falling asleep while driving for no reason?
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A 29-year old asked:
What is the cause and a remedy of falling asleep while driving?
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A 45-year old asked:
I feel like I am falling asleep while driving even though I am not tired.?
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A 46-year old asked:
Leg falling asleep while driving?
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A 36-year old asked:
What are some reasons for my falling asleep while driving on the highway?
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A 33-year old asked:
Any idea why i'm falling asleep while driving on the highway?
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A 34-year old asked:
How can I prevent falling asleep while driving in the morning without caffeine?
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A 36-year old asked:
Best way to keep from falling asleep night driving?
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A 35-year old asked:
What causes my foot falls asleep while driving?
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A 39-year old asked:
Anybody know the cause and prevention of falling asleep driving?
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A 47-year old asked:
What should I do when my foot falls asleep whild driving?
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A male asked:
I have high blood pressure and take lisinoperil. Recently I've been having narcolepsy - sometimes falling instantly asleep during daytime driving ?
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A 37-year old female asked:
37 yr old female with fatigue. Falling asleep while sitting in chair, doze off while driving. No energy. Vitamin, thyroid labs normal. Other ideas?
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A 43-year old asked:
Condition where you fall asleep when driving?
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A 45-year old asked:
What can cause someone to fall asleep while driving?
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A 48-year old asked:
What are some possible reasons that I fall asleep while driving during the day?
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A 30-year old asked:
Why could cause my arm fall asleep while driving or doing normal activities?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Bad sleep and migraines every day for weeks. I either sleep 13 hours at a time or can't fall asleep.What's wrong with me? It's driving me crazy.
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A member asked:
It seems anytime im doing nothing, driving, or even standing i fall asleep.I have episodes where i can't move or speak.Its scary like a bad presense ?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I'm always tired and fall asleep driving. Is it thyroid issue?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Recently been diagnosed with ms. Is it normal to have frequent chills and to fall asleep during normal activities like driving?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I am sleepy all the time. I fall asleep without warning, especially when I am driving, trying to read a book, etc. This is happening more than a year.
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A 39-year old female asked:
My hands fall asleep all the time even while I am driving my car?
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A 21-year old asked:
What would cause my right leg to fall asleep when im driving & sometimes walking?
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A male asked:
Are there effective alternatives to cpap? I have sleep apnea. My level of energy is very low, i fall asleep any time I am sitting still for more than an hour, when I am driving distances, and when at the movie theater, i cannot make through a movie withou
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A 40-year old male asked:
This has happened twice now. I sat in tightish jeans for too long without standing up b/c I was driving. My outer right calf fell asleep and didnt fully wake up for a month. Today it happened to the top of my left thigh. What is this!?! Im worried?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I will have my first driving lesson soon. Just wondering if I may have trouble sleeping the night before. :) Is there anything I shall do if I can't?
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