Narcolepsy disrupts more than sleep—it affects daily life. Learn about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and the latest treatment strategies.

The two major subtypes of narcolepsy are Type 1 and Type 2. GlobalData epidemiologists predict 105,560 diagnosed prevalent cases of Type 1 and Type 2 narcolepsy in the US in 2025. Type 1 ...

People with narcolepsy do not slowly move through the stages of sleep as the average person does. Instead, they jump to REM sleep quickly, within 15 minutes of falling asleep.

Many people living with narcolepsy struggle with symptoms for years before getting the right diagnosis, often taking 8 to 15 years. For Lindsay and Matt, it was no different. The road to a diagnosis ...

For people living with narcolepsy, no amount of sleep alleviates the feeling of being tired. While most people are either awake or asleep, narcolepsy feels as if you're never really in either ...

For people with narcolepsy, the boundary between sleep and wakefulness can be blurrier. They often enter REM sleep within 15 minutes of falling asleep.

The paper, titled “Understanding the Patient Experience With Twice-Nightly Sodium Oxybate Therapy for Narcolepsy: A Social Listening Experiment,” was published in Brain Sciences.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking study published in Sleep Medicine underscores the profound impact of social connections on individuals living with narcolepsy and ...

Narcolepsy is estimated to affect one in 2,000 people in the United States and some 3 million worldwide, according to the Narcolepsy Network, a non-profit patient advocacy group.