Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by excessive sleepiness, sleep paralysis, hallucinations, and in some cases episodes of cataplexy (partial or total loss of muscle strength sometimes triggered by a strong emotion such as laughter). Narcolepsy occurs equally in men and women and is thought to affect roughly 1 in 2,000 people. Difficult to diagnose and often misdiagnosed, people have symptoms of narcolepsy for years before getting a proper diagnosis.
I have suffered from chronic pain for 22 yrs. I have 5 bulging and herniated disc's, DDD, Fibromyalgia, CTS, CFS, Narcolepsy, PTSD (9/11) and recently due to Fibro I fainted and injured both ankles, both knees, R wrist and my neck from hitting my fac...
If you have any questions or just want to chat, just contact me. :)It all started slowly in maybe february 2011. I had just finished being in a professional theater play for chritsmas a few months before, and troubles started in my family. I felt tir...
Jeg har klassisk narkolepsi med katapleksi, som først gav seg utslag i kraftig vektoppgang da jeg var 23 år gammel. Det skulle riktignok gå tolv år til før diagnosen ble satt - og på disse tolv årene var je...
I've had Narcolepsy with Cataplexy my whole life, but I wasn't diagnosed until 2008-2010. It took me a few years to find & build a relationship with a good sleep specialist. Right now I have medications that help me get...
Does anyone experience severe body pain? Especially upon waking up and if not moving frequently. I wake up in a lot of pain every moring. I know that I clench my muscles while I sleep (although I am trying to convince my Dr. otherwise) as I have been...
Anyone has experienced any kind of memory loss? I have problems to remember things just after doing or telling them and I think it could be related to the narcolepsy
I have been recently (like 1 month ago) diagnosed with Narcolepsy and also diagnosed with Sleep Apnea about 1 year ago. My question is maybe a but vague... Since this is alll so new to me, I've reaized that since I have had this condition for so many...