Narcolepsy?
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 at
1:05 pm
oscar r asked:
Can someone please give me a description about narcolepsy
Can someone please give me a description about narcolepsy
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Falling asleep at inappropriate times and usually very suddenly.
falling asleep while eating
you should see a doctor for that
It’s a sleep disorder. A person constantly falls asleep no matter where they are, they can’t control it. Only meds can control it . It can also be caused by an underlying condition.
Narcolepsy is excessive overwhelming day time sleepiness no matter how much you slept the night before. It feels like the fatigue you would feel if you had been deprived of sleep for 3 or 4 days. And it happens 3 or 4 or more times a day every day. It is a miserable feeling.
Another aspect of Narcolepsy is Cataplexy. In layman’s terms Cataplexy is the exact opposite of Eplilepsy. In Eplilepsy your muscles contract and you fall. In Cataplexy you lose all muscle control and fall or other wise can’t function.
I will not go into the causes or the other symptoms associated with Narcolepsy. But I will say if you have even the slightes doubt about your condition see a Physician SOON. Help is available these days. I am 65 and developed Narcolepsy/Cataplexy at age 14. I was past 40 before I was finally diagnosed. Fortunately you do not have to go through what I went through because Sleep Disorder Clinics are easily available.