Is anyone suffering from Narcolepsy?
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I am.  I was finally diagnosed last month after being tested for 14 months.  I am now on Retilin, increasing my dosage each week until I am no longer falling asleep.  Have you seen someone for depression since these two go hand in hand?
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In my case, i'm actually fully awake and can hear everything that's going on around me, i just can move, speak or open my eyes.  The first few times it happened, it scared the whey out of me.  I still find it frightening.\n\nI did some research on it and while the people on here that have said it is part of our defense mechanism to keep us from acting out dreams and thereby harming ourselves or others, are correct, the sleep paralysis is actually different in that we are not dreaming when it happens.\n\nYou can use any and/or all of the search engines available and find quite a bit of information on it.\n\nOne of the things i find most helpful is a tip i read on one of the sites.  It said to rapidly move your eyes back and forth or to try moving your feet.  While these don't always work, i have found that sometimes they do and when they do work, i can bring myself out of it.\n\nAnother thing i do is try not to sleep during the day if i'm home alone.  In my case, it happens if i nap; but, because of some other health issues, i nap a lot.  So, if i have to sleep during the day, i will either do it while my husband is home or i'll call my sister or a friend ~ in any case, i ask someone to either come in or call after an hour and wake me up.\n\nThere are some that associate sleep paralysis with narcolepsy, so you might want to use the available search engines and do some research.\n\nFOR THE PERSON WITH THE NECK PROBLEMS:  Could you please explain how it is related to your neck problems?  I, too, have neck problems and i'm always wanting to learn more about the sleep paralysis.
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wow..\ni'm 100% opposites of you...\ni'm totally addicted to sleep... i don't want to ever wake up if i can...\ni feel being awake in my life, all i feel is boredom and disatisfactions..\nin my dreams, whatever i do, i just do it happy... \nmay be we should exchange 50% 50% our addictions..
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I went through the same things before I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. Now I use a c-pap machine and it doesn't happen anymore. Talk to your Dr.
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Every day!  I sleep so light that I can wake up hearing someone breath.  I never get good sleep and have black circles under my eyes to prove it.
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It sounds like a group of sleep disorders starting with Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy with hallucinations. A simple sleep study test could answer your questions. I would contact my doctor and talk to him about your problem. Remember The Son Of Sam also heard voices. The reason I am mentioning this I also had a similar problem. Instead of hearing noises I would start having soft hallucinations. At first visions and sounds where more entertaining then frightening. I called them Looney Tunes. But, after a while they changed and became a nuisance and they started to concern me quite a bit. With proper medical intervention I am doing and feeling much better.
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I´m hoping you mean slept literaly, as in having REM and theta waves. I guess it may be picky, but not much more than not dating smokers.
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I developed narcolepsy at the beginning of high school. Find a sleep specialist and ask if Xyrem is right for you (results are amazing!). It was originally used to treat cataplexy (a symptom of narcolepsy), but now is also used to treat narcolepsy in its purest form by preventing patients from immediately entering the REM sleep cycle when going to sleep, which causes all the sleepiness and the fatigue you feel. Provigil is not nearly as effective, but it works well, especially in combination with Xyrem. I also have a CPAP machine to prevent sleep apnea, which can leave you even more tired than narcolepsy alone makes you. Good luck!
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The question really is, are the Guardian Angels assigned to politicians and lawyers in punishment,lazy,or do they have narcolepsy
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Ok, Amanda. been there, and i am dealing with it now.\nHere's what I did: tried every deoderant, wore loose-under-the arms-clothing, got fed up and visited my dr.\nhe put me on 50 MG of Trazodone tablets. I take it before bed. it is also a mild anti-anxiety pill, and it is non-addictive.\nit works. I forget for a few days, and the sweating starts to be a problem again, but less. When I take it every night before bed, I have no problems, I get better sleep, and I am easier on my kids   because of it! Good Luck
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I have fibromyalgia, and have a great deal of difficulty getting restorative sleep....I usually get about 6hrs, but it's not "good" sleep, pain in my "trigger spots" wakes me often, and I have chronic migraines as a result of my poor sleep rhythm. Praise the Lord, other than that life is WONDERFUL!   ;-)\nEDIT:\nOh...did I mention, Hubby's a big SNORER?   LOL
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Yes!  I've heard that's either because I'm deprived of vitamins and water, or that I have sleep apnea.  Who knows you could have the same problems, why don't you go to a sleep clinic?
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other than sleepwalking? somnambulism
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You may have apnea, narcolespy Rarely, things like a heart attack or aortic dissection can also cause this symptom.\n\nThe sleep study is an appropriate test. If there is evidence of apnea, a machine known as a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) device can be considered for treatment.\n\nA referral to a pulmonologist can be considered for further evaluation. \n\nFollowup with your personal physician is essential.
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Symptoms of narcolepsy\n\nThe main characteristic of narcolepsy is overwhelming excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), even after adequate nighttime sleep. A person with narcolepsy is likely to become drowsy or to fall asleep, often at inappropriate times and places. Daytime naps may occur with or without warning and may be irresistible. These naps can occur several times a day. These naps are typically refreshing, but only for up to a couple hours. Drowsiness may persist for prolonged periods of time. In addition, night-time sleep may be fragmented with frequent wakenings.\n\nFour other classic symptoms of narcolepsy, which may not occur in all patients, are:\n\n    * Cataplexy: sudden episodes of loss of muscle function, ranging from slight weakness (such as limpness at the neck or knees, sagging facial muscles, or inability to speak clearly) to complete body collapse. Episodes may be triggered by sudden emotional reactions such as laughter, anger, surprise, or fear, and may last from a few seconds to several minutes. The person remains conscious throughout the episode.\n\n    * Sleep paralysis: temporary inability to talk or move when waking up. It may last a few seconds to minutes. Often frightening but not dangerous.\n\n    * Hypnagogic hallucinations: vivid, often frightening, dream-like experiences that occur while dozing, falling asleep and/or while awakening.\n\n    * Automatic behavior: Automatic behavior occurs when a person continues to function (talking, putting things away, etc.) during sleep episodes, but awakens with no memory of performing such activities. It is estimated that up to 40 percent of people with narcolepsy experience automatic behavior during sleep episodes.\n\n\nDaytime sleepiness, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations also occur in people who do not have narcolepsy, more frequently in people who are suffering from extreme lack of sleep. Cataplexy is generally considered to be unique to narcolepsy.\n\nIn most cases, the first symptom of narcolepsy to appear is excessive and overwhelming daytime sleepiness. The other symptoms may begin alone or in combination months or years after the onset of the daytime naps. There are wide variations in the development, severity, and order of appearance of cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations in individuals. Only about 20 to 25 percent of people with narcolepsy experience all four symptoms. The excessive daytime sleepiness generally persists throughout life, but sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations may not.\n\nThe symptoms of narcolepsy, especially the excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy, often become severe enough to cause serious disruptions in a person's social, personal, and professional lives and severely limit activities.\n\nWhat happens in narcolepsy\n\nNormally, when an individual is awake, brain waves show a regular rhythm. When a person first falls asleep, the brain waves become slower and less regular. This sleep state is called non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. After about an hour and a half of NREM sleep, the brain waves begin to show a more active pattern again. This sleep state, called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, is when most dreaming occurs.\n\nIn narcolepsy, the order and length of NREM and REM sleep periods are disturbed, with REM sleep occurring at sleep onset instead of after a period of NREM sleep. Thus, narcolepsy is a disorder in which REM sleep appears at an abnormal time. Also, some of the aspects of REM sleep that normally occur only during sleep--lack of muscular control, sleep paralysis, and vivid dreams--occur at other times in people with narcolepsy. For example, the lack of muscular control can occur during wakefulness in a cataplexy episode. Sleep paralysis and vivid dreams can occur while falling asleep or waking up.\n\nIn narcolepsy, the brain does not pass through the normal stages of dozing and deep sleep but goes directly into (and out of) rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
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Yeah, I've just always had trouble sleeping, and seem to function a lot better at night.  It's not like I hate the sun, or anything, but when I'm not distracted by everything else going on, I feel a lot more relaxed and focused.  In fact, I should be doing my homework at the moment...oops.  Little too relaxed. :)
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Yes. Insomnia,weight loss/gain, skin problems.