More Than Tired™ | Narcolepsy Information and Resources

Think ahead beyond your symptoms.

Did you know that if you have narcolepsy, you may be at risk for other conditions over your lifetime?

Learn about the risk for other conditions in people with narcolepsy

Diagnosis is the first step. Here are the 5 major symptoms of narcolepsy.

These are the major symptoms, but you don’t need to experience them all to have narcolepsy.

An uncontrollable urge to sleep, often at inappropriate times

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

Weakening of muscles (knee buckle, jaw sag, eye droop, etc) with strong emotions like laughter

Poor-quality sleep at night (you fall asleep easily but have trouble staying asleep)

Disrupted Nighttime Sleep

Feeling unable to move or speak when falling asleep or waking up

Sleep Paralysis

Vivid (often frightening) dreamlike experiences when falling asleep or waking up

Hypnagogic/ Hypnopompic Hallucinations

Narcolepsy is often missed

Many people with narcolepsy don’t know they have it. It can often be missed by doctors as well.

Watch Kiah and his mom explain how long it took for him to receive a diagnosis.

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Why see a sleep specialist?

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