Narcolepsy News Segment
This is a news segment CNN did a few years ago about Narcolepsy.
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I had a few Hypagogi moments a few years ago, probably from me not be comfortable.I think I`m narcoleptic, I get tired very quickly and I get up and lay down and say fuck it I`m going to sleep.I don`t pass out in class or fall where I am, It`s just laziness and tiredness.
I was swimming a few years ago. Me and my sisters snuck out to go swimming in the summer at around 4am…We got to the pond and when I went under, I fell into a deep deep sleep and the hullications seemed so calming and peaceful i thought i was dying. i saw beautiful castles, starfish that shone bright, etc…i felt…perfectly normal and then it all rushed away as i was being drug back to shore by my sister and gasping for air. It’s hard to do much as a Narcoleptic.
This shit’s real. I eat something that has a high glycemic index and I’m copping Z’s after a short while. I hate it. I was in class and I ate a oatmeal raisin cookie because I was hungry and needed something to eat later I dozed off right in front of the teacher and I was the first desk directly in front of her. I apologized after class. I felt bad but they don’t have anything low G.I. in the vending machines and I had to eat something I was starving.
I tried Ritalin, but I might as well have been just drinking water. Didn’t do a thing to me. Now, in addition to Xyrem, I take high doses of dextroamphetamine. Much more potent and seems to keep me awake enough to at least function in life. But I wouldn’t be where I am now without Xyrem. That gives me more of a boost than any of my medications. Without it the dextroamphetamine would be useless.
haha
I haven’t seen any video that says that they get the same medication as I do - In Norway called Ritalin - very similar (but not the same) as Methamphetamine. I almost call it “speed” (as the drug) as I get awake and full of energy. It totally changed my life. Anyone who use the same thing or have seen vids with people who does?
Most cases aren’t too serious. I’ve only experienced cataplexy once in my life.
i have narcolepsy but it isnt that serious
It has been about two years since I was diagnosed, I have severe narcolepsy and severe cataplexy, it sucks. I really hope that there will be a cure in the future. I guess things could be a lot worse, I would rather have these problems then a lot of other things.
poor guy i would love to meet anyone with narcolepsy i love the mind and want to find out more
I don’t have cataplexy to where I completely fall to the ground during the day, but it’s nice to meet someone who has the same type of hypagogic hallucinations, along with paralysis, as I do. It’s scary as hell right! Especially when you do come fully awake and the hallucinations are still there, but fading away, thank God.
3yrs since my diagnosis. Hating it still…
-Automatic Behavior kicks my butt…a quick trip to the store for milk turns into a 2 hour sleep walking event(while being followed by Store Security).
-I’ve driven over 50 miles into the next state…woke up while I was still driving down the highway at 65 miles per hour(posted limit)
-I was even kidnapped by homeless people when I tried to ride the public bus.I woke up as one of them was sticking his hands in my pocket, “looking for my ID”
omg that really sucks! I have a VERY mild form of this problem…always sleep through all my classes (currently in college)…happens during movies and driving too. - I have had occasional symptomes of the hallucination during nap, and can’t move…trying to scream but can’t and eventually jerk up. But i’m def not as bad as this guy..sry!
I am wondering….could it have something to do w/ eye-strain? it seems like i always gets sleepy went im starting at something -professor, movie/tv, the road
Cure narcolepsy…. i sure do hope it happens but pharmaceutical companies do make a lot of money off of us….
i do for just a small bit
yeah. the kid in that video- anthony- he’s my brother.
cataplexy sucks
Wow. Finally a video that has the facts straight. My narc w/ cat is much less severe than this. Stimulants & a noon nap allow me to get through the day with little sleepiness. If you have a narcoleptic friend, please be their friend. It may be amusing, but keep in mind those naps are really important. Thanks.
i know how to fix this all you need is all paperclip a wall outlet get paper clip stick in outlet boom your out of it no more this
does anyone with narcolepsy NOT feel rested after naps, not even temporarily?
I too can relate. My sleep paralysis often consists of the devil coming after me, and let me tell you the hallucinations during this sleep paralysis is terrifying. I can feel the heat, hear the tortured screams, see the devil and demons and sometimes even smell burning flesh. I know that this isn’t everyone’s perception of hell, but during my sleep paralysis this is what comes through most times. The cataplexy, extreme daytime sleepiness and having to take constant naps is annoying.
I also have Narcolepsy with cataplexy, hypogogic and hypnopompic hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and extreme daytime sleepiness. but I do not take Xyrem — which is sold on the street as GHB (yes, the date-rape drug). I only take the stimulants and antidepressants to help control cataplexy…
I also have Narcolepsy with cataplexy, hypogogic and hypnopompic hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and extreme daytime sleepiness. but I do not take Xyrem — which is sold on the street as GHB (yes, the date-rape drug). I only take the stimulants and antidepressants to help control cataplexy…
I can totally relate to this, i’m narcoleptic also suffer cataplexy,sleep paralysis,hypnogogic hallucinations, also amfetamines, anti-depressants and the double dose of xyrem