It involves periods of deep or prolonged sleep, with feeling excessively sleepy during the daytime.

Not quite an addiction, but there are conditions that do exist in which the person constantly sleeps. Hypersomnia is sometimes a symptom of an underlying medical condition, and is a signal that a greater physical or psychological problem is happening in the body.

For example, Hypersomnia is a symptom that can be associated major clinical depression. Hypersomnia has also been shown to result from injury to the central nervous system or having a history of a viral infection.

 

 

Symptoms associated with Hypersomnia are:

* Excessive sleeping usually more than ten to twelve hours at night
* Excessive daytime sleepiness
* Occasional Headaches

The treatment for excessive sleeping involves:

* Education and support to help the person stay awake
* Behavioral changes such as decreasing daytime napping
* Stimulant medication such as Modafinil to keep the person awake