What is Narcolepsy
The main characteristic of narcolepsy is overwhelming excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), even after adequate nighttime sleep. A person with narcolepsy is likely to become drowsy o...
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CATAPLEXY...how do you know an attack is coming
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I have never had a full on cataplexy attack, but lately have been having symptoms that lead me to believe I may soon in the future. Its hard to explain but I will try. My muscles in my body will start to feel really weak and heavy and i get a feeling like im about to fall over. Im wondering if when you who have had attacks if its sudden and you dont feel it coming on, or if its instant? Is it different for each person who experiences it? Usually when i experience this, its when i have forgotten to take my cymbalta and its been 3 or 4 hours since i shouldve taken it. My doctor says that this medicine is probably treating my cataplexy before it even starts. I have been on anti depressants since i was in 6th grade so for about 14 years. I always have avoided laughing really hard or getting too emotional because it made me feel bad and weak in my muscles and i never could explain it or really thought about it or that it might be different than regular people. When my doctor asked me if i experience cataplexy when laughing, i told him i dont really laugh, and it made me realize im kinda avoiding it without realizing it. Im worried that since my narcolepsy has been getting worse, if I will start to experience cataplexy more.
Posted on 11/03/09, 02:11 pm |
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Although I've never actually fallen from a cat attack (probably because of all my meds), I usually have enough warning that I find a place to sit or lean to stop it. I've started paying more attention to my body's reactions to certain things and recently noticed that my face gets really warm and flushed feeling just before it hits me.
It's gotten to the point now that I avoid going out, especially alone. I think the worst thing about this is that I stopped going to amusement parks and horror movies (2 things I've always loved) because the rush I get from them causes cat attacks so it takes the fun out of it. 
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My face gets warm and flashed sometimes too-especially my nose...not real good when you are trying to be inconspicuous!
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