daytime sleepiness, sleep attacks, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hallucinations, and disrupted nighttime sleep.
4. Cataplexy is an episode in which strong emotion causes a sudden loss of muscle tone. Muscle tone is what keeps our bodies upright and moving. Without it, we’d be like rag dolls.
A cataplexy attack may be as extreme as a full body collapse, or less severe such as a slack jaw. Not everyone who has narcolepsy experiences cataplexy.
5. Narcolepsy with Cataplexy is also known as Narcolepsy Type 1. Narcolepsy without Cataplexy can also be called Narcolepsy Type 2.
6. Symptoms typically begin to occur between the ages of 10 and 30, although narcolepsy can occur at any age.
7. Narcolepsy can be difficult to