Question 1

is it possible to have had symptoms of narcolepsy in your 20's?

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Absolutely: Narcolepsy actually has 2 peak times of onset: in the mid-teen years and in the 20's. Unfortunately, there is often a delay of up to 10 years between onset of symptoms and diagnosis. If you have excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep paralysis, vivid dreams or nightmares, or brief spells in which you lose muscle tone, please see your doctor and tell them your concerns.

Question 2

what are the symptoms of narcolepsy?

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Question 3

symptoms of narcolepsy include what things?

Accepted Answer

Several: Narcolepsy is a chronic medical condition caused by the loss of a chemical in the brain (orexin/hypocretin). The symptoms include excessive daytime sleepiness, vivid dreams, sleep paralysis, and sometimes the brief loss of muscle tone (cataplexy). A sleep study can make the diagnosis. See your doctor if concerned as there are treatments. www.wakeupnarcolepsy.org is a good source of information.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of narcolepsy usually?

Accepted Answer

Sleepiness: Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes excessive sleepiness and frequent daytime sleep attacks.Narcolepsy is a nervous system disorder. It is caused by a hypocretin deficiency in the hypothalamus.  Symptoms include sleepiness, hallucinations, paralysis when laughing.  The treatment of narcolepsy has much improved in the last decade.

Question 5

what are the less common symptoms of narcolepsy?

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Narcolepsy: They can include seeing dreamlike images upon falling asleep or upon awakening, sleep paralysis upon falling asleep or upon awakening, or experiencing colorful/vivid dreaming.

Question 6

what symptoms typically go along with narcolepsy?

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Several: Excessive daytime sleepiness is the hallmark of narcolepsy. This is more than just feeling tired after a poor night's sleep. It is falling asleep while doing an activity you are interested in. Also, vivid, sometimes scary, dreams can be present. Sleep paralysis is common when waking. Cataplexy, or brief spells of loss of muscle tone, can occur as well. Narcolpsy affects about 1 in 2000 people.

Question 7

gonna nod off while at work, could this be symptom of narcolepsy?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: One of the main symptoms of narcolepsy is excessive daytime sleepiness. However, daytime sleepiness can be due to many medical causes. A quick screening test is the epworth sleepiness scale and can be found at: http://www.Stanford.Edu/~dement/epworth.Html. If you score a 9 or higher, see your doctor and explain your concern.

Question 8

are there any other diseases that have the same symptoms of narcolepsy?

Accepted Answer

Yes: One of the main symptoms of narcolepsy is excessive daytime sleepiness. However, daytime sleepiness can be due to many medical causes. A quick screening test is the epworth sleepiness scale and can be found at: http://www.Stanford.Edu/~dement/epworth.Html. If you score a 9 or higher, see your doctor and explain your concern.

Question 9

i have several symptoms of narcolepsy, do i just go to a regular dr. to treat it?

Accepted Answer

Nonspecific: The symptoms can be very nonspecific.  It would be important to rule out the "mimicers" of narcolepsy with medical tests and screening questionnaires.  If there are more specific signs like cataplexy, a regular internist or gp may not feel comfortable diagnosing and managing.  Specialist may be recommended.  See pcp first if this has never been done and see what recommendatoin is re: specialist.

Question 10

if you have symptoms of narcolepsy just once in a while, is that some other disorder?

Accepted Answer

Can be: The symptoms associated with narcoelspy besides cataplexy are not specific so they can come and go related to other sleep issues.

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