Natalie asked:


I’m in a play and my character is supposed to have narcolepsy. I know it’s a disease that makes you randomly fall asleep, but I’m just looking for some more information or some tips on how to play this role.

BC asked:


Leaving on Wednesday from Hawaii residence. Staying for 10 hours in Korea.
Arriving in Beijing on Friday. Doing a show (music) on Saturday night.
Then returning back to Hawaii on Sunday! Have to play again on Monday night.

Belle asked:


I’ve woken up 3 times in my life because I have stopped breathing in my sleep (not recently) which was scary. The first time was when I was around 16, and the other two times were two years apart after that. I was just wondering if its normal for everyone to have this happen to them once or twice in their lives, since I’m not overweight or have any normal risk factors to have this happen. Thanks!

regbrecke asked:

A before and after of my son sleeping with Obstructive Sleep apnea, and him sleeping after the surgery to correct it. The surgery for hum was a huge success.

FYRE & REIGN asked:


My doctor now suspects that I may suffer from sleep apnea and I’m wondering what they can do to help me if I do. Anyone else have it? Do you sleep better with treatment? I’m tired of waking up tired…

Marlo asked:


Damnit it’s 1:20am here and Im still awake.

I will go bed now!!

Thanks guys lol

LifeByTheDrops asked:


Well, my friend recently told me he has problems sleeping. He’d go 3-4 days without sleep. I’m really worried about him. Yesterday his doctor recommended he double do doses. He thinks his sleeping patterns have been biologically screwed up due to his drinking habit a few months back. He’d drink a lot till 4am and only get 2 hours of sleep. What are the dangers? And what is the best way to cure this? Thanks!

Patsy A asked:


My son-in-law recently began treatment for sleep apnea. He’s 38 and has suffered from it his entire adult life, apparently. Now that he’s getting proper sleep, he has started being verbally abusive. What’s scarey is that he often can’t remember saying things he has recently said! Is there any way to get him back to normal? Is his brain having trouble making connections after all this time? We are concerned for our daughter and grandson.

ali asked:


We’ve never had a problem with her weight.She has been to a sleep study and had X-rays on her adnoids. She hes abnormally large tonsils and adnoids.She is set up for surgery I was just curious as to how common it is?

Do you feel excessive daytime sleepiness ? Do you have disturbed nocturnal sleeps or insomnia? Are you suffering from rapid eye movements? If you answered yes, then you may have narcolepsy.

Narcolepsy is a type of dyssomnia. Dyssomnia is a type of sleeping disorder that either makes the person unable to sleep or leads to excessive sleeping.

Narcolepsy is primarily related to disorders of excessive sleeping and is characterized by the amount, time and quality of sleep. It causes frequent naps during the day. After the short nap, the person feels refreshed, but this feeling lasts for a few moments only and the drowsiness reappears.

A person with excessive daytime sleepiness is likely to become sleepy and will fall asleep at uncomfortable places and locations. This daytime sleepiness categorically affects the patient’s personal and professional life. Nocturnal sleep also occurs in fragments and person suffers from continuous awakenings.

Other varied symptoms that do not occur in all people are:

Sleep Paralysis: Sleep paralysis is the fatigue kind of condition when the person feels unable to move or talk after waking up from sleep. The agonizing symptom may last for a few seconds or for several minutes. Hypnogogic hallucinations: Hypnogogic hallucinations are dream like experiences that occur while dozing and are often frightening. Cataplexy: Cataplexy is a divided condition, which causes drooping facial muscles or incapability to speak clearly, slight weakness causing flabbiness at the neck or knees, and sooner or later complete body collapse. This condition lasts from few moments to several minutes and starts due to sudden emotional reactions such as laughter, anger, surprise or fear. The person remains conscious throughout the episode, although there is inability of muscle function. Automatic behavior: Automatic behavior is all about doing things in a dazed state and not recalling the work done at this stage. The person may change the location of things, keeping them here and there, and talks to people without remembering anything on waking up. Automatic behavior has been experienced by 40% of narcolepsy patients.

Sleep paralysis, daytime sleepiness, and hypnagogic hallucinations also occur in people who do not have narcolepsy.

Studies have shown that up to 40% of narcolepsy patients are suffering from this disorder due to the following two reasons: excessive sleeping during the day and consumption of caffeine and energy drinks.

The symptoms of narcolepsy, especially the excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy, often become severe enough to cause serious problems in a person’s social, personal, and professional life.

Narcolepsy is a lifelong condition, which can be usually be controlled with medication. Still there is no known cure of narcolepsy. People who have narcolepsy are advised to avoid jobs that require lengthy time of concentration. One should also avoid long drives to the work place.

By: Liz Lunn

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