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Looking back on the last 10 years of my life, there were definitely some red flags that should have led me to seek help for my sleepiness. My friends and...

Every day I wake up in the middle of the night thanks to good old narcolepsy. Usually, I flip over to take my medicine to go right back to sleep...

Let’s talk about sex, baby Let’s talk about you and me Let’s talk about all the good things And the bad things that may be In 1990, the duo Salt-N-Pepa...

Narcolepsy hit us like a bus. One day I was healthy, then one day, I was not. Over the course of a year, my husband, Jeremy, watched me go from an...

My name is Gabrielle, I am a full-time music teacher living in Kentucky. I have been diagnosed with narcolepsy since 2018 and I want to educate people about what it...

Narcolepsy is exhausting. Pregnancy is exhausting. Put them together and a level of exhaustion that is almost paralyzing becomes a reality. My first 3 pregnancies, I did NOT have narcolepsy...

Living with a rare disease is not easy. There are a lot of rare diseases out there. Narcolepsy is the rare disease that I live with. I know zero people...

Content Note: This article describes suicidal ideation. If you or a loved one are struggling, consider reading our mental health resources page. Suicide. It’s a hard topic to broach, but...

If you have excessive daytime sleepiness that interferes with how you function, you may wonder if you might have narcolepsy. The sleep disorder occurs equally in men and women and...

Living with narcolepsy can involve fighting excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue on a daily basis. Getting through each day and engaging in daily activities can feel like a never-ending battle...

The goal of this article is to bring about awareness of issues related to people with disabilities and to encourage eligible voters to exercise that right. Anyone looking for my...

I would like to share an experience I had with a medical provider I had the misfortune of meeting. He was one of a handful of bad apples I have...

Do you want more information about narcolepsy? Are you looking for support? Do you want to talk to other people affected by this condition? If you answered “yes” to any...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Wakix® (pitolisant) for the treatment of cataplexy in adults with narcolepsy. This makes Wakix the first and only non-controlled, FDA-approved treatment...

As people with narcolepsy, most of us take some type of medication every day. They help us to live as close to “normal” as possible. However, acquiring the medications we...

During Invisible Illness Awareness Week, we want to recognize and shed light on all those affected by an illness that may go unnoticed despite the major impact your illness has...

Dealing with narcolepsy and the workload of college can be a stressful experience. You could have 4 exams, 7 assignments, a pop quiz, and a 15-page paper all due within...

“I want to share my story, but don’t know how to start…” If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. We’ve heard people say this quite often in the narcolepsy...

Most people with narcolepsy will know what it’s like to experience wild dreams. With our brains hard-wired to lapse into REM at a moment’s notice, we can sometimes feel like...

I started an article last week, and it has taken me 3 sessions and one redo to complete! So I decided my next article would be about how hard it...