Living with Narcolepsy: A Patient Experience Panel

Watch four individuals with narcolepsy talk about their experiences living with the core symptoms of narcolepsy and how they manage on a daily basis. Facilitated by Dr. Chad Ruoff.

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My cataplexsy only happens with negative emotion never when with laughter

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Me, a person who took a nap in the bathroom frequently at work in my 20s: hmmm I never took naps in the bathroom in highschoo- oh. The bathroom nap really is universal.

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Its getting worse as i get older. Meds help me have given me life. My brain wants to do things but body feels like im in a mild sleep paralise.

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My sleep my sleep paralysis is extremly frighting. I can sleep for five days straight.

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How can I get ahold of this guy. I have narcolepsy and in my sleep study I was hitting rem in less then 11 seconds