narcolepsy without sleep attacks

Yes, narcolepsy can result in disturbed nighttime sleep. Narcolepsy can only be diagnosed with a multiple sleep latency test during the day (usually preceded by an all night sleep study). Dr.

Sleep paralysis is the symptom of a sleep disorder called Narcolepsy. This sleep disorder is characterized by excessive day time sleepiness, sleep paralysis, cataplexy where the person has episodes of loss of muscle function while awake, hypnogogic hallucinations and automatic behavior. It is usually diagnosed by sleep onset REM sleep (SOREMs), which is dream sleep in multiple episodes of MSLT (multiple sleep latency tests).

Were you tested for narcolepsy? It definitely sounds like cataplexy. You may want to post this in the sleep disorders forum: http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Sleep-Disorders/show/108 to see if there are others there with Narcolepsy w/ Cataplexy who may be able to relate to your experience. When you say you "almost pass out," can you explain more specifically what you are experiencing? Do you get lightheaded during these episodes?

be consistent with MS, but the doctors made the decision that we would follow that up in six months with another MRI. They are now suggesting that his problem is narcolepsy and cataplexy. We have been told to follow-up with a neurologist and have another, more specific sleep study. It takes weeks to get these appts, so now we wait. Do you know of anything that can be done to help a child with TS and possible Narcolepsy?

Have you consulted the sleep specialist to get the sleep study? Hope you have got lot of information on the narcolepsy. Thanks to mastkids for having shared his experience and valuable thoughts. Hope you too are able to get adequate sleep and following up with your doctor. Here are few aspects of the treatment and hope you follow few tips. Ref: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/narcolepsy/page4_em.htm Share your thoughts and keep updating. Take care.

I sought the advice of a sleep physician. He thinks I have narcolepsy without sleep attacks and hypersomnia. He wanted to do a sleep study (of course), but I have yet to schedule it. I was to undergo jaw surgery around the time I saw him, and so I couldn't afford the study at that time as you can probably imagine. Can anyone help me? I hate living like this. I hate sleeping my weekends away.

I forgot to mention that high protein foods quite often cause me to have sleep attacks. Such as lentil soup, yummy, but I better be ready to take a nap!

I totally understand...

It does sound like narcolepsy to me but it could be any of the sleep cycle disorders really. Sleep paralysis is a very common feature of narcolepsy. How old are you? I was convinced I had narcolepsy when I went but I ended up having periodic limb movement disorder. It's where you kick your legs and move your arms all night long. Every time I would get into REM, I would kick my legs or move my arms and it would jerk me out of it. That's what caused me to remember my dreams vividly.

A couple weeks ago i went to a big city to see a neurologist who told me I have cataplectic episodes and that I have narcolepsy. I have not had sleep studies or anything more. Could this REALLY be narcolepsy/cataplexy? Is it NECESSARY to get more diagnostic work?

Thank you for your reply. Well, according to what I have been reading from other posts and what you have written about narcolepsy, I should stop denying to myself that I have narcolepsy. I just wish that I could find some kind of magic cure! I have medication that my neurologist prescribed for me, which we had to change 3 different times and than adjust and re-adjust the dosage until we got it right. Right now I take dextroamphetamine in 10 mg doses up to 4 times a day.

It frequently affects people who have narcolepsy, a disorder whose principal signs are EDS (Excessive Daytime Sleepiness), sleep attacks, sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucinations and disturbed night-time sleep. Cataplexy is sometimes confused with epilepsy, where a series of flashes or other stimuli cause superficially similar seizures. The term narcolepsy gets people confused because they only recognize the cataplexy and not the EDS.

I'm on Adderall for my Narcolepsy because of a recent sleep lab. I didn't sleep walk then, and I really haven't in the past. I told my friend that I need a live in nurse because I can't do anything on my own. He thought I was joking, but I'm totally serious. I am still finding bruises and cuts. The cuts are most likely from me scratching myself in my sleep.

I have suffered from sleep disroders my whole life. When I was 10 years old I had a type of sleep apnea called Hypopnea. Every night would result in me seeing spiders and snakes and getting out of bed screaming and running away out of terror. After months of this happening I went to a sleep Dr and had a sleeo study done, they informed me of what I had and that my tonsils were blocking my airways.

I was diagnosed with CFIDS in 1994. Narcolepsy in 2005. I get basically no stage 4 or Rem sleep at night. Its no wonder why our mind and muscles can't heal themselves. I can go into almost instant dreaming during day (MSLT naps). I haven't been able to get anyone to help me figure out how to correct my sleep cycle. If you get any ideas, let me know. (I am on meds to help sleep and keep me awake at the right times, but it hasn't helped the sleep cycles.

Another sleep disorder that causes sleep attacks in narcolepsy. This is marked by sleep attacks precipitated by emotion or stress. It is also associated with cataplexy, or loss of muscle tone on awakening from sleep. This is also diagnosed with polysomnogram, and a specific test called MSLT. If your symptoms are a type of faintness or light-headedness, this could be related to a variety of causes. This could include heart problems, anemia, autonomic dysfunction, and others.

I don't necessarily think I have narcolepsy, but I dunno. I get pleanty of sleep at night, but it seems no matter how much or little sleep I get I am always tired during the day. Sometimes I even find myself waking up from a light nap (at work). When I do sleep, I seem to be aware of everything that is around me. I had my fiance (who gets home from work when Im asleep) do different things in the bedroom. He said i never woke up, but yet I know exactly everything he did.

This is the symptom of a sleep disorder called Narcolepsy. This sleep disorder is characterized by excessive day time sleepiness, sleep paralysis, cataplexy where the person has episodes of loss of muscle function while awake, hypnogogic hallucinations and automatic behavior. You will need to consult your primary care physician, who may schedule you for a polysomnogram (sleep test) to rule out sleep disorders and initiate appropriate therapy. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

If you think it is narcolepsy, ask your doctor for a sleep study and/or a MSLT (mutli-sleep latency test). I was refered to a neurologist and he suggested these two sleep studies. Thank goodness! For 18 years I went to numerous doctors and specialists. Finally, I am getting some relief with medications. At least, if you do not have narcolepsy, you can rule this out and go on from there. I have narcolepsy without cataplexy.

Please help guide me. I get the recommended amount of sleep at night, but invariably, during the day I get "sleep attacks," and all but HAVE to sleep. I suffer from depression, but that is being successfully treated with Cymbalta. I thought my sleep problems were directly associated with the depression, but they did not clear up when the depression did. That being said, I can't, in all honesty, say exactly when the sleep problems began.

This is the symptom of a sleep disorder called Narcolepsy. This sleep disorder is characterized by excessive day time sleepiness, sleep paralysis, cataplexy where the person has episodes of loss of muscle function while awake, hypnogogic hallucinations and automatic behavior. You will need to consult your primary care physician, who may schedule you for a polysomnogram (sleep test) to rule out sleep disorders and initiate appropriate therapy. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

I never randomly fall asleep during the day (but I am on ambien every night so that might be helping). Is it possible to have narcolepsy without falling asleep during the day? Thanks!

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