Narcolepsy

Description: Narcolepsy is a serious medical disorder and a key to understanding other sleep disorders. Narcolepsy is a disabling ... more

Narcolepsy ... illness. Most individuals with the disorder are not diagnosed and are thus not treated. The disease is principally characterized by a permanent and overwhelming feeling of sleepiness and fatigue. Other symptoms involve abnormalities of dreaming sleep, such as dream-like hallucinations and finding oneself physically weak or paralyzed for a few seconds.

Newest Review: ... of several medications that is used to treat narcolepsy. It was only since the end of the last school year that we began to ... more

... see signs that we took for depression. He lost interest in just about everything except sleeping, and video/computer games. He went from your average, somewhat introverted kid to complete self-loathing. Granted, depression and narcolepsy seem to go hand in hand, but at the time we had no idea that he was a narcoleptic. We got him back into counseling and by late September of this year, we were pulling our hair out with sheer frustration. Nothing seemed to help. Despite the fact that he is quite honestly an intelli...more

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	The Psychosocial Aspects of Narcolepsy Pages: 226, Paperback, Haworth Press Inc Last Update 06.07.2009 07:18	£ 22.50	£ Usually dispatched within 24 hours
	Narcolepsy and Hypersomnia (Lung Biology inHealth and Disease) Pages: 736, Edition: 1, Hardcover, Informa Healthcare Last Update 06.07.2009 07:18	£ 146.05
	Narcolepsy: A Funny Disorder That's NoLaughing Matter Pages: 166, Hardcover, Marguerite Jones Utley Last Update 06.07.2009 07:18	£ 22.95
	Narcolepsy: A Funny Disorder That's NoLaughing Matter Pages: 166, Paperback, Marguerite Jones Utley Last Update 06.07.2009 07:18	£ 26.95
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Narcolepsy: Patience Isn't Always a Virtue! (2197 words)
by QuinnElaine - written on 03/12/01 (Very useful, 194 readings)
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I'm not sure where to start with this and I must admit that I am feeling very self-conscious as I begin. You see, this is all still new to me in many ways, and it's rather like having a huge open sore upon your soul and then inviting someone to have a look at it in a casual conversation. So why ask you to take a look? Well, because in the end I wouldn't want anyone to end up where I am now and it was so easy to get here. Alright, a little background first. My husband and I met 15 years ago. While we were never formally married and have no documents proclaiming such, we have been married now for 14 years, and have three children. 'Love' ...

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