How to manage narcolepsy in collegeManaging school, social life and narcolepsy in college....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesTips & AdviceCopingFriends & Family
RepeatingI'm in a large circle of people introducing myself and answering a question, everyone has the same response however, mine is opposite. By the time they get to me, I'm...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesAwarenessCoping
My first cataplexy injury and my friends didn't show me any comfortI was at an event on the weekend and my cataplexy got me a few times. The last one was particularly bad and I crumpled on the grass right in...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCataplexyFriends & FamilyCoping
Diagnosed with Narcolepsy with Cataplexy in 1977. I started on Provigil after participating in the drug trial study. Would like contact from members who have been on Provigil or Nuvigil(Armodafinil...Would like to talk with Narcoleptics in their 60's, 70's, and 80's who have taken Provigil or NUVIGIL. WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY ARE DOING. HAVE THEY CONTINUED ON NUVIGIL...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesAwarenessCoping
Caffeine, Limping, and Narcolepsy SxHowdy! First time poster here! I couldn't find a useful answer anywhere through traditional search terms, and as of current I'm just not sure the literature on Narcolepsy addresses my...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesTips & AdviceCataplexyCoping
NapHi I was wondering. Are the medication helping you to stay a wake the whole day or do most of you have to fall a sleep during the day, I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments12 repliesCopingDaytime sleepiness
Are people with narcolepsy more creative?Has anyone ever felt that they are more creative because of narcolepsy? How do you express your creativity?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments16 repliesCoping
Cooking with NarcolepsyDoes anyone avoid cooking altogether? I have gotten to the point where I only use devices that are timed because I fear I will burn the house down using the...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesDiet & NutritionCoping
FeaturedFeeling Like a FraudAnyone else feel this way sometimes? Like you don't have an actual medical problem, you're actually just lazy and undisciplined? I've been on max-dose stimulants for so long that my...Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 repliesFriends & FamilyMental HealthCoping
It's hard saying no to things because of Narcolepsy...This evening a friend asked me to go shopping with them tomorrow. Of course I wanted to hang out with them and go shopping, so I said 'yes'! Then after...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesFriends & FamilyCopingSymptoms