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    posted 06/22/2007, comment (1)

    I need advice from people that has been there and done this to share their experiences with us.

    I need true advice on sleep paralysis,Cataplexy,etc. When my grand-daughter started having these attacks, the dallas doctors, subscribed Diastat Rectal Gel to stop seizures. I use it when she has one of these attacks, if I weren't so scared and freaked out about it all, I might should wait about using it, and see if she would pull out of the... Read moreChevron
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    posted 06/20/2007, comment (1)

    Sleep Apnea and Depression

    This week's bulletin from the National Sleep Foundation reports that there's new evidence for a link between sleep apnea and depression. I learned about this by first-hand experience. My ExperienceAs I've mentioned before, my husband suffered from sleep apnea. Norman was a big man, a man's man. I saw him lose his mother and... Read moreChevron
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    posted 06/18/2007, comments (2)

    Living With Narcolepsy

    Narcolepsy is characterized by recurrent attacks of sleepiness during the day. It is a debilitating and disabling disorder. Routine tasks are done automatically and often the sufferer may not remember doing them.   Another symptom, cataplexy, is the sudden loss of muscular control when angry, laughing, or in any state of high emotion. The... Read moreChevron
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    posted 06/11/2007, comment (1)

    Sleep Deprivation Leads to Disasters

    Health Day News today brought us some health tips about how to stay awake behind the wheel. Excellent advice. Dozing while driving is becoming a growing problem. Let's tale a look at some of the statisitics.Asleep At the WheelEvery day, newspapers all over America report automobile accidents caused by drowsy drivers. Most involve fatalities;... Read moreChevron
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    posted 06/08/2007, comments (2)

    Sleeping By the Light of the Moon

    Who hasn't been awed by the beauty of a full moon flooding over the horizon? Folklore tells us that animals and criminals go wild during full moons, that werewolves make their transformation during the full moon - it's the time when Wiccans hold their monthly ritual, called the Esbat. But what about sleep? Does the light of the... Read moreChevron
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