Learn how to cope with Narcolepsy without seeing doctors! by Ebe Heng

These include methylphenidate (Ritalin®), modafinil,

dextroamphetamine, and pemoline. Dosages of these

medications are determined on a case-by-case basis, and they

are generally taken in the morning and at noon. Other

drugs, such as certain antidepressants and drugs that are

still being tested in the United States, are also used to

treat the predominant symptoms of narcolepsy.

The major side effects of these stimulants are irritability,

anxiety, quickened heart rate, hypertension, substance

abuse, and disturbances of nocturnal sleep. Methylphenidate

and dextroamphetamine are known to cause hypertension. A

common side effect of modafinil is headache, usually related

to dose size, which occurs in up to 5 percent of patients.

Pemoline poses a very low but noticeable risk for liver

complication. None of these stimulants influence the

occurrence of narcolepsy’s auxiliary symptoms and usually

are not used to treat them.

Modafinil does not carry the addiction potential that

methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine do. In fact, the

latest development in treatment is a new modafinil drug

called Provigil®, which does not act as a stimulant and so

does not produce side effects like anxiety and irritability.

Provigil’s therapeutic effects have been observed in

maintenance of wakefulness test research, where patients

have tripled their wakefulness.

Although there is no cure for narcolepsy, excessive daytime

sleepiness, sudden sleep onset, and cataplexy. Proper sleep

hygiene,which includes a consistent sleep schedule and the

avoidance

of shift work and alcohol, can drastically reduce the ill

impact of narcolepsy.

And often, patients with narcolepsy feel refreshed after a

short nap; therefore, taking short scheduled naps may

greatly benefit patients combatting excessive daytime

sleepiness.

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