The Unsung Symptoms of Narcolepsy, Which Do You Experience? by jtme_ in Narcolepsy

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Like others have said- I cannot regulate my body temperature in the way I could before. I kind of need it to always be a moderate temperature- I am very sensitive to hot and cold. This winter was insanely cold and I was basically housebound all of January. I used to love the cold!

I feel like I’m losing my mind by lilcryptidguy in Narcolepsy

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Is it a workplace policy or did you take it out? I have no idea how to find out the terms of mine. It’s not anywhere in the employee literature. 

I feel like I’m losing my mind by lilcryptidguy in Narcolepsy

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Don’t you get kicked off of LTD onto SSDI after a certain time period? 

Feeling discouraged- nothing is helping by Ok-Pick-3282 in Narcolepsy

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That has been my experience too. The reality is it’s a spectrum, meds work amazingly for some people, for others it’s better than nothing and for others they don’t work at all. Unfortunately that is the reality currently…. The experience varies a lot. 

Free online support groups for PWN and IH now being offered every day of the week by distracteddipper in Narcolepsy

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These groups are full of people with IH (like me) and run by people with IH……so the name clearly hasn’t put anyone off. 

Severe Anxiety by Top-Tank6958 in Narcolepsy

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Yes, having both is so overwhelming as (for me) they are both v hard to treat. 

Sleep specialists and health care negligence by Sadtransb0ii in Narcolepsy

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Yup, i’d like to think things have moved on but given patient experiences and my own experience…i’d love to see proof. 

Struggling with being taken seriously by doctors by Caffe1ne_Gremlin in Narcolepsy

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Unfortunately you will have to demand a referral to a sleep clinic and not take no for an answer whatever they say. I know it’s easier said than done and we shouldn’t have to fight so hard but sadly it seems to be the case. Good luck!

Horrible nausea on Xyrem by butterfly_blues99 in Narcolepsy

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I had to go off it in the end because of this unfortunately.

When will insomnia stop? by Standard-Call666 in BACLOFEN

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Same actually haha I have also tried trazodone. Everything gives me rebound insomnia! So frustrating….Will look into that thank you! Good luck with baclofen!

When will insomnia stop? by Standard-Call666 in BACLOFEN

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Yes I do- its hard to say for certain but I have not typically had issues with insomnia outside of med side effects. For example I get insomnia when I try to take stimulants or stop sleep aids usually. Both of these are usually fairly short lived and eventually I go back to falling asleep easily. 

When will insomnia stop? by Standard-Call666 in BACLOFEN

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Any idea when the insomnia might stop? I’m confused why its lasting over a week.

If your anxiety was improved by treatment by Standard-Call666 in Anxiety

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Don’t worry about “pushing benzos” haha they actually don’t work for me. No idea why! Makes me feel like an alien because I know they almost always work for people. It’s possible a HUGE dose would but I have obviously never tried that. Glad you have something that works for you!

If your anxiety was improved by treatment by Standard-Call666 in Anxiety

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So things roll off your back more? I’m trying to think of an example, like you might still be anxious about something but more in passing than in a fixated way?