Hi, I am writing about my mother. She is 78 and has been taking medication for depression for the last few years.  She lives in Asia and is on paroxetene 30 mg daily.  She has been improving a lot but always wakes up from an afternoon nap very depressed and desolate.  Her doctors answer is that she shouldnt sleep, but she does need a nap because of not sleeping too well at night.  I was wondering if this may be a low blood sugar issue which can be addressed by a hot sweet drink as soon as she wakes up.  Thank you for reading this!
Hi I had gone through your query. It is necessary to sleep whole night or up to 7 hours in old age. Depression is common after wake up, and it is called melancholic features.  Avoid nap to avoid depression in afternoon.Meanwhile, avoiding afternoon nap to achieve sound sleep at night. Shifting dose of paroxetine to night is useful for sleep. Avoid any medicine at afternoon to prevent nap. Add on low doses of benzodiazepine like lorazepam in night for maintenance of sound sleep. Psychological counselling will help her for depression. Take advise from your treating doctor before taking any medicine. Glad to hear from you. Thank you.