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What You Need To Know About Narcolepsy and behavioral therapy
November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment
It is common for people to leave with a certain disorder without being properly diagnosed. This would lead to a lot of confusion and stress as the person gets affected by the symptoms without knowing how to deal with them and what the cause is. This article will tackle one of those rare disorders called narcolepsy. I will provide a quick outlook and I also offer some few tips on how to deal with it.
Narcolepsy is a totally misunderstood sleeping disorder especially because it is easy to misdiagnose its symptoms. To define it, this is a sleep disorder that affects people mostly during the day hence its other name, excessive daytime sleepiness disorder (EPS).
Here is what happens, the narcoleptic or person suffering from narcolepsy will feel helplessly sleepy during the day and might fall asleep right there and then. This is basically a neurological based condition, which affects wakefulness and sleepiness of the body.
In most instances, narcolepsy sufferers also suffer from cataplexy. What happens here is that the person looses muscle control and might fall down to the ground uncontrollably. The effects of narcolepsy affects different individual with varying severity.
Research is still on going in order to fully understand this rare sleeping disoirder. With that said, there are a few known facts. For example, it is possible to live with narcolepsy i.e. it is not a deadly disorder per se but it can be dentrimental in some instances. Say the sufferer is holidng or child or driving, if the attack comes within that time the incident can be tragic. It can also impair performance at school for scholars and work performance for workers.
Let me offer you some behavioral therapy you should consider practicing in order to retain the effects. I do, however, strongly advise that you visit a narcolepsy doctor for diagnosis.
Stay away from any drugs that can affect your sleep.
Taking short naps during the day can do wonders to containing this disorder. The naps should be last for about 30 minutes.
Developing a healthy diet and stick to it. Avoid eating two to three hours before you go to bed.
Make sure that your bedroom is comfortable, quiet and free from light such as computer or TV light. You should eliminate any form of distractions.
Avoid eating just before bed time especially food that can make it hard for you to fall asleep. This include, Caffeine in coffee, chocolate, and certain soft drinks and teas.
If you are a drinker or smoker, then consider quitting these habits all together.
There is more I can share about narcolepsy but this page is not long enough to accommodate everything. Take some time to visit some organizations that can help people who are suffering from narcolepsy or cataplexy. Most of these have websites but if you can not find them, I can guarantee you that there are a number of other great independent sites that you can visit to gain more knowledge and be in control.
the narcolepsy information website is a great start where you can find all that you need from learning about symptoms, treatment, finding the right doctors, support groups and more. Check it out now and know find more narcolepsy symptoms discussed.
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