Why do people always get sleepy in the late afternoon?
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A lot has to do with fluctuations in your blood sugar levels after eating lunch.
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Definitely!!!  Your body's energy level is low when you're sleepy therefore you can't be kept as warm!  This ALWAYS happens to me!
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It because of the hormone Melatonin. It is produced in the Pineal gland up in the brain, and makes us sleepy.
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alot of different things cause sleep problems . the most obvious is too much caffeine, stress, and sometimes health problems.
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Well, if you are getting your usual amount of sleep and you know you rested well because you remember dreams on occasion (they are a telltale sign of rem sleep which is the most effective), then the only other 2 issues are Stress and Endocrine disorder.\nStress and zap your energy to make you feel like you are dragging butt everyday all day long-stress management can help you.\nGet a physical for the second issue- you can have an underactive thyroid condition or anemia which would cause the tiredness and sleepiness--- now if you only get these feeling around 2-3 in the afternoon, I would suggest a blood sugar problem because you may be eating too many carbs for lunch and the tiredness is due to trying to digest your lunches.
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Sleep during the day.
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Might be because of too much sleep
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You may not be getting enough sleep.  It's a common misconception that everyone needs 8 hours.  Some people need more and some need less.  Try going to bed earlier.
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The brain has a separate neural pathway to the optical nerve, separate from the visual path, to detect whether it's day or night.  so when its dark, the brain believes it is nightime and the sleep cycle may inadvertently kick into motion, especially if you're already tired.
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Our body actually responds to it getting dark outside and releases a chemical called melatonin.  Melatonin is what gives you the sleepy feeling.  By the way if you have a hard time falling asleep, Melatonin is available at any vitamin and supplement store.  Its actually used alot for children with autism, to help them relax enough to fall asleep.
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Maybe because some people just got home from WORK, some are at work and have some spare time, maybe some people suffer from insomnia.\nAnd it is not three am in other parts of the world DUHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nOH by the way.\nPOT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK
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That really depends what you have been doing lately.  Were you like this before?  Sometimes ppl get tired just because they've been exhausted in the past few weeks with work or stress related matter.  Others can be tired all they long because they don't get enough sleep or they sleep too late at night.  The best time to sleep and get energized is around 10, which is quite impossible in the world we live in.  Proper exercise, having a well balanced diet will help.  Sleeping early and doing deep breathing exercise works for me. \n\ngood luck
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It happens to me and some friends. And it doesn't help if that period is right after lunch. I find that drinking cold water (not soda) and taking a walking break outdoors do me a lot of good. It's even better to have a "sleepy partner" to take the walk with you so you guys can talk and laugh.
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Hi Adi\nNever say that you are distracted by others.You are distracted by your own mind.You must control your mind & direct it so as to help to your study. After settled the mind do following:\nwork hard in the day time,so, you will soon be tired.Then go to sleep as early as possible(at around 6.30-7.00pm).Then getup early morning(at around 2.30-3.00 am).Study in the morning with fresh mind.Even you study for 2-3 hours,that will be good enough.
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Everyones sleep pattern is different: People who are 'Larks' are up before the sun, yet half asleep around 9pm. Those who are 'Owls' are the life and soul of the party well into the early hours, but are like the living dead if forced to get out of bed before 11am or later. Some people need a lot of sleep, while others can manage on 3 or 4 hours. There really is no good or bad concerning sleep. Provided no drugs are used, and you feel all right, your body and mind will let you know when to sleep and when to be awake.
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It could be that your getting to much sleep or that you are worried about something.  If you worry or think to hard sometimes it makes you tired.
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I have that problem too. I'd like to know why I feel dizzy in the mornings and then really alert at night. All this while I just take it that I'm just not a morning person but thats not enough.\n\nCome to think of it, I attribute my alertness at night to drinking tea or coffee. And because we end up sleeping late, so we get sleepy in the morning.