YEARS. I WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. IT TOOK JUST OVER THREE YEARS ON AVERAGE. A NARCOLEPSY DIAGNOSIS CAN TAKE 8 TO 15 YEARS. IT’S JUST VERY UNDER-RECOGNISED. YOU KNOW, IN PHYSICIANS IT CAN ...

Common narcolepsy symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep paralysis can affect how well you function during ...

Narcolepsy may be confused as just being tired, yet to individuals who live with the disorder, it can impact practicall ...

Narcolepsy with cataplexy, now known as type 1 narcolepsy, is a chronic neurological disorder that affects a person’s sleep-wake cycle and involves muscle weakness. The condition can cause a person to ...

(BPT) – Imagine you haven’t slept in 72 hours and every step you take feels like you’re walking through wet cement. Then imagine you experience this feeling every day. This is how excessive daytime ...

One cheerleader is rewriting what determination looks like by pushing boundaries on the mat while managing a chronic sleep disorder Courtesy of Rylie Shaw Rylie Shaw is a championship-winning athlete ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- People with narcolepsy frequently had mood and pain comorbidities that complicated diagnosis and treatment plans, observational data showed. "A lot of times when someone has ...

Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterised by excessive daytime sleepiness and, in type 1 cases, cataplexy resulting from selective loss of hypothalamic hypocretin (orexin) neurons.

One woman’s experience with narcolepsy reveals how invisible symptoms can become moralized, reshaping identity, shame, and ...

One woman shares about the narcolepsy symptoms that disrupted her life, and the journey to a diagnosis: "I'm living proof you ...

Jay Cook, 24, was in high school when she started to experience sudden bouts of sleepiness. "I was taking community college classes, and I'd drive 20 minutes away to the community college and come ...

If you have narcolepsy, your symptoms may worsen during pregnancy. You may need to do things like nap more frequently and consider reducing your work hours. Share on Pinterest globalmoments/Getty ...