Living with Narcolepsy

October 2009

• Sleep all Day and all Night - by MP - (Wed, Oct 21 2009)
  I was just diagnosed with Narcolepsy after participating in a sleep study. I am a current college student and I have trouble staying awake in afternoon classes, no matter how much sleep I get or how late I was up the night previous. I wake up tired every morning and go to sleep tired every night, never feeling refreshed. [more..]
• Help… I’m being punished for having Narcolepsy!! - by Shane - (Wed, Oct 21 2009)
  My name is Shane , and I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy with Cataplexy in 1990 at the age of 18 shortly after dropping out of school. I live in Wisconsin, and I was married about that same time, and we had a child. We ended up in a divorce, we shared custody but she ended up with placement, and the state awarded her child support. [more..]
• Still sleepy after all these years - by Gary - (Wed, Oct 07 2009)
  I’ve had this problem since I was a child. I would fall asleep in the class room. I’d get notes sent home. Bedtime was 9pm. Still I would fall asleep sometimes snoring in class, and [more..]
• Always so very tired… - by Richelle - (Thu, Oct 01 2009)
  I remember falling asleep during Physics and Psychology in high school and I thought maybe I just stayed up too late or the class was especially boring those days. In high school I was never in bed past 10pm. [more..]