Narcolepsy
Constant daytime drowsiness? You may have narcolepsy. Here are the lifestyle tips, like diet and exercise; medication information; and prevention tips to help you stay alert through the day.
Combat Your Narcolepsy With Diet
Loading up on foods high in hypocretin — a chemical in the brain responsible for keeping us awake — can help you ward off narcolepsy. Turn to trendy foods like kimchi, yogurt, and kombucha.
Narcolepsy Topics
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Missed Diagnosis: A Race Car Driver's Journey With Narcolepsy
How is it possible for someone to live with narcolepsy for years before being diagnosed? And considering all the symptoms that typically interfere with quality of life, how is it possible for a person not to seek a medical evaluation to identify a cl...
What Exactly is Narcolepsy?
Why is is that people with narcolepsy have trouble staying awake?
Could I Have Narcolepsy?
It’s important to identify and recognize symptoms that point to a diagnosis of narcolepsy. Do you have these signs?
Eating Disorders Linked to Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a disabling sleep disorder that causes extreme daytime sleepiness, sudden loss of muscular control when in an emotional state (cataplexy), nightmares and hallucinations. A recent study conducted by the Netherlands’ Radboud University, h...
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Martin Reed
Patient ExpertMartin is the owner of Insomnia Coach and is passionate about sleep. He has been writing for HealthCentral since 2014.