Narcolepsy. This uncontrollable sleepiness is more than just being a little tired it feels as though you are tired ALL the time and not only is it difficult to stay awake. Narcolepsy is a chronic disorder caused by changes to your brains sleep-wake cycle.
Symptoms include excessive daytime sleepiness EDS sudden loss of muscle tone cataplexy distorted perceptions hypnagogic hallucinations inability to move or talk sleep paralysis disturbed nocturnal sleep and automatic behavior. Typical onset of narcolepsy occurs between the ages of ten and twenty. Patients often have disturbed nocturnal sleep and pathological manifestations related to rapid eye movement REM sleep.
Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder.
ABOUT NARCOLEPSY sleep disorder characterized by the brains. Narcolepsy is usually caused by low levels of a neurotransmitter called hypocretin that helps you stay awake by keeping your brain from entering a deep state of sleep. Narcolepsy is a neurological sleep disorder characterized by chronic excessive attacks of drowsiness during the day sometimes called excessive daytime sleepiness EDS. People with narcolepsy may feel rested after waking but then feel very sleepy throughout much of the day.
