Living with Narcolepsy

I have take the time to share my story because like all of you, I get frustrated too by trying to make people understand what I’m going thru. Everyone starts laughing and tell me -”Does it happens like in the movies? Do you fall flat on your face?

I started noticing my situation at 14 or 15. I used to fall asleep in any class at any time, even the ones I really liked. Everyone, even the doctor, blamed it on adolescence and growth. Thru college I felt asleep in every corner of the campus and while riding the bus too, even if I was standing up. I remember fallin asleep in a couch at a club, everyone thought I was drunk;-(

The thing is that I can go on and on with my stories because this is something that you can’t control. I have weird dreams and this makes me get late to work, because when I’m finally getting some rest, it’s time to wake up. Talking about the dreams… it’s like living a double life.

If I try to figh it, I get really bad headaches, I feel like I have a mental cramp and my body I don’t want take medication because pills can damage the liver.

So my adivice to you is to enjoy every moment that you are awake and be patient because I know that there will be a solution soon.