Although narcolepsy is not as common as other sleep disorders such as insomnia and sleep apnea, it is affecting 1 in 2000 people in the US. While there is no proven treatment for this disorder, majority of the narcolepsy sufferers are able to lead a normal life. It is just can be dangerous if whenever the sleep attacks or sudden control loss occur while they are using any dangerous machinery or driving. This entire incident can really cause injury. It even will affect their performance in anything they do especially if they work as a teacher, lawyer, or any other professional field.

This can really be a problem. And to avoid all those harm, people with narcolepsy need to take a nap before performing their job and during times where the sleep attack is likely occur, make sure to safeguards their workspace and home surroundings, don’t be alone in times where the sleep attack usually come, take narcolepsy medicine that were prescribe by your doctor, and don’t be shy to seek help from your friends, family and colleagues. Tell them about narcolepsy so that they’ll to be aware and look after you.

This kind of abnormal disorder doesn’t choose their victim. No matter what race, gender, age, and jobs. Whoever will have the chance the get it Even famous people suffer from narcolepsy. One of those famous people who have narcolepsy is Franck Bouyer, a French cyclist. This 33 years old cyclist who used to cycle with Bouygues team had suffer narcolepsy almost for two years. He overcomes his narcolepsy problem with a type of drug that is Modafinil. However, the Modafinil drug was banned to use by cyclist and this has prevented him from doing his job that is cycling.

Another famous people who had narcolepsy are Jimmy Kimmel. He is one of the hosts of famous the show called “The Man Show”. He usually becomes very sleepy and uncontrollable extremely in the centre of the day. To avoid from getting sleep attack during the day which obviously will affect his hosting job, Jimmy Kimmel took stimulants and it really work for him. He however had once fallen asleep on the camera while hosting.

Harold Ickes is also a famous people who were narcoleptic. He is a former advisor of Clinton. He had a lots of reputation where he we caught sleeping during meeting. And to avoid this, he uses amphetamines to stay awake and focus to his job. It works and narcolepsy problem just won’t slow him from performing well in his career.

Other famous people that were identified suffer from narcolepsy are Teresa Nielsen, a famous science fiction essayist, TJ and Ace, a radio DJ, Arthur Lowe, an actor, Nastassja Kinski, the beautiful talented actress, and many other more.

Narcolepsy however didn’t stop all these famous people from being famous and being a really great person. It’s their courage that counts and helps them achieve their goals. Narcolepsy is just an obstacle for them to beat in order to be a better person. So, if you find yourself suffer from narcolepsy, remember not to quit. Yet, take it as a challenge for you to go further

By: Audrey Lynn

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omg_sunie asked:


I’m 13 years old and I came back from a month long trip to the Philippines on Friday. we arrived home at night and I barely got some sleep. on saturday I had a four hour nap and then I woke up and ate some bread and mocha thing. I threw up after that. I tired going to sleep but it wasn’t very good sleep now I’m awake and I want to know how to get over this jet lagg because I have school on Monday !

Christensen asked:


I’m an extremely light sleeper. If there is any noise, I probably won’t get to sleep. So, I sleep with the fan on to drown out noises. Unfortunately, in the morning, I wake up with the sun. So, I don’t need an alarm clock, and I wake up earlier and earlier during the summer months. I put up a thick blanket to cover my window in order to have some sanity. As well, if I wake up in the middle of the night, it often takes me a long time to fall back to sleep – if I do. Because I’m such a light sleeper, I think I actually don’t get enough sleep. By the weekend, I need a long nap to offset the sleep I don’t get during the week. Can anyone suggest any websites or ways to help with this sort of insomnia?
PS: ear plugs and masks don’t work as they bother me and prevent me from sleeping. Way too sensitive!

Joy R asked:


First of all, I do get enough sleep at night.

I’m having a sleep study done in a few weeks. One of the things they want to rule out is narcolepsy. Excessive daytime sleepiness is definitely a problem for me, but if I nap I don’t wake for a long time… like 4 hours. If I drift off in the evening, chances are I’ll be asleep until morning. If I tell someone to wake me up, I won’t wake up when they try. I vaguely remember talking to them, but no matter how much I wanted to make sure I didn’t spend that long sleeping, I would. I’ve also always had a really, really hard time waking up in the morning. This has been a big problem for me in terms of getting to work, school, appointments, and getting my son off to school on time.

Anyways, my question is just a general one about narcolepsy… I’ve read that people with narcolepsy generally feel better after a nap. How long are these naps, and are they unable to stay awake if someone tries to get them up during a nap?
I don’t have any of the symptoms of sleep apnea, nor has anyone ever told me that I gasp for breath in my sleep. I only rarely fall asleep involuntarily, but I take an ADD medication that is also used to treat narcolepsy, and my sleep doctor thinks it could be masking the problem by unintentionally treating it.

My question though isn’t about falling asleep, it’s about waking up.