Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a lifelong sleep disorder that makes you feel overwhelmingly tired, and in severe cases, have sudden uncontrollable sleep attacks. Narcolepsy can impact nearly every aspect of your life. It is dangerous because you can have excessive sleepiness or a sleep attack at any time of the day, in the middle of any activity including eating, walking or driving.

Symptoms:

• Excessive daytime sleepiness

• Hallucinations

• Sleep paralysis

• Disturbed nighttime sleep

• Memory problems

• Sudden loss in muscle tone (cataplexy)