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Does anyone have Narcolepsy and an autoimmune disease?

I’ve read that it’s believed Narcolepsy might be an autoimmune disease. I can’t find much new information on it, but wondered if there was anyone out there that had narcolepsy and an autoimmune disease?
I have narcolepsy without cataplexy and have developed a connective tissue disease so I’m looking for others with a possible link, or at least other information to see how likely they are related. I saw information about the relation prior to my autoimmune disease diagnosis (MCTD). Just looking into it more. Thanks for the information and sharing your conditions with me!

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Narcolepsy is believed to be triggered by an autoimmune process that detroys a group of peptides known as hyocretin cells in hypothalamus. Once the damage occurs, it is permanent. Do a search for Stanford’s Narcolepsy research. You will get the most up to date information.


Yeah, I’ve got narcolepsy and an immunoglobulin deficiency (IgG).


I have narcolepsy w/ cataplexy, and I have been unofficially diagnosed with lupus. I say unofficially because the only lupus symptom I’ve had is arthritis, and I have been arthritis-free for several years now. The other indicator is that I have the antiphospholipid antibody, which is a lupus-related antibody. I also have IBS and acid reflux, and I’ve noticed that in narcolepsy message boards there are other PWN (ppl w/ narcolepsy) with these and other digestive conditions. I’ve even heard that IBS might be caused by the digestive system overreacting to normal stimuli, which sounds autoimmune-ish to me.


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