The stanford narcolepsy questionnaire
Common Questions and Answers about The stanford narcolepsy questionnaire
narcolepsy
I have a cold shower and a coffee . However, these lasts for only certain period .I feel sleepy again whole the day . I am active at night for few hou'rs . Please help me .
Disorders related to dreaming could occur with REM sleep behavior disorders. Here the person acts out the dreams. This can be assessed by a sleep questionnaire and therapy is based on the severity of symptoms. If your symptoms persist, I would advise you to discuss your symptoms with your primary care physician who may then refer you to a sleep specialist for further evaluation.
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-Being drunk or high, or coming down from such drugs as marijuana, LSD, cocaine (including crack), PCP, amphetamines, heroin, ketamine, and alcohol
-Delirium or dementia (visual hallucinations are most common)
-Epilepsy that involves a part of the brain called the temporal lobe (odor hallucinations are most common)
-Fever, especially in children and the elderly
-Narcolepsy
-Psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and psychotic depression
-Sensory problem, such as blindness or deafness
-Se
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Here I am so close to Stanford and to UCSF does anyone have a good one? My rheu md ordered my mri 'cause my neuro gave me an appt in May and I can't imagine not getting an answer by then!!!! Oh the frustration!!
The sleep doctor who diagnosed his narcolepsy can answer this based on the sleep study that was performed for the diagnosis.
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I must take insulin injections and try to balance the dosage with the foods I eat in order to protect my body from damages caused by high blood sugar levels.
4. No, type 1 diabetics can eat most foods as long as we know how many carbohydrates are in those foods.
5. Yes, my identical twin (according to studies, when one twin has type 1 diabetes, 50 percent of the other twins develop it, too)
6. Hospital
7. No, not difficult
8. No, there is a good variety
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Would many CFS sufferers be classified narcoleptic if they took the appropriate test? Narcolepsy leads back to hippothalmus and lack of production of hypocretin/orexin(?). Seems like all things lead to hippothalmus. Thank you!
Although the pt has RLS and PLMS, the arousal associated with these do not likely explain EDS- given a short overall sleep and REM latency, consider narcolepsy clinically. I had 156 arousals, 110 spontaneous, the rest due to limb movement. I also spent most of my sleep time in sleep stages 1 and 2, whith REM episodes scattered randomly. I had no time in stage 3, and when I had REM sleep it was from wake to REM with no progression through the other cycles.
Hello,
Lifestyle treatment of narcolepsy includes taking three or more scheduled naps throughout the day. Patients should also avoid heavy meals and alcohol, which can interfere with sleep. Drugs which have been used for narcolepsy are Modafinil (Provigil) or Armodafinil. You should try the lifestyle measures first before going in for medicines.
I think I read somewhere that people with Narcolepsy should try to keep the levels above 350. But i am not sure.
I am diagnosis with narcolepsy and have had symptoms for 5 years now. I have been taking 500 mg. of nuvigil for over 2 years. Plus, 60 mg of adderall a day. My symptoms have slowed down a little, but I have to take 2 naps a day and not drive anywhere. I have sleep studies twice a year and it seems to get worse each time. Its very aggravating to me! It seems like something would help. I see a team of specialists at Vanderbilt, but I need something else, but what? Anyone have any suggestions?
When a person sleeps the airways are usually patent allowing normal passage for air entry. The upper airway that is at the region of the tongue and the soft palate is the most compliant (soft) part. So, this is liable to collapse and cause airway obstruction. This period of non entry of air is called ‘Apnea’ and the waking up is called an ‘Arousal’.
Yes. It MIGHT help. The thing is, since the Stanford study, nothing else has been documented and that was 3years ago. I understand how it could work for wd's because it attaches to all those pain receptors but the dose isn't clear.
Then there's the danger of use in pregnancy AND how this med affects the heart contractility. So, I don't know if I would tell folks to run out and ask for it.They can certainly ask their doctor about it though.
i know this probably sounds like withdrawal symptoms of not being on adderrall at the time, and probably for the most part is withdrawal from the medicine. However, the symptoms of narcolepsy are present during times when my medicine is taken. Also i had narcolepsy symptoms before i was ever prescribed to adderrall.
i was wondering if i should be tested for narcolepsy, or if diagnosed with narcolepsy would they prescribe me to something similar to adderrall?
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
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