When you have narcolepsy, you may also have other medical conditions that can affect how tired you feel, how well you sleep, and other things. These conditions can make it harder for your doctor to ...

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Cataplexy is a sudden, brief loss of voluntary muscle tone triggered by strong emotions such as laughter, excitement, anger or fear. There is a strong association between cataplexy and narcolepsy, a ...

When you have narcolepsy, your brain doesn’t manage your wake-sleep cycle properly. Scientists are still studying the causes. But they believe one factor is a substance in your brain called hypocretin ...

Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, specializing in mental health, sleep and nutrition coverage. She has invested hundreds of hours into studying and researching sleep and holds a ...

(WSAW) - Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder that affects the way the brain controls sleep-wake cycles and can cause symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness or cataplexy which is sudden muscle ...

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For years, Julie Flygare kept her condition private. She hadn’t liked people’s reactions on the occasions when she had opened up and shared her story. People thought it was a joke or not important. In ...

Narcolepsy is a relatively rare sleep disorder that causes a person to feel sleepy or fall asleep suddenly during the daytime hours. Between 135,000 and 200,000 people in the United States have ...