In my experience with narcolepsy...I don't have any trouble falling asleep at night. It takes me less than a minute to fall asleep after I turn my lights off.
Every case is different though, but I think the general consensus would be no, narcoleptics have no trouble falling asleep regardless the time of day.
I have narcolepsy and I know that for myself I have trouble falling asleep at night. When I say I have trouble falling asleep it's a case of I either have to be practically dead on my feet or have a YouTube video on otherwise I sleep. Yes I know I'm like a decade late to answering this question
Central nervous system stimulants are used to keep patients who suffer from narcolepsy from falling asleep. Narcolepsy is a disorder that causes people to fall asleep during daytime hours.
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) or Narcolepsy
Xyrem is a prescription drug that is used to treat narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a condition that causes people to fall asleep frequently throughout the day.
No.Narcoleptics are not narcoleptics because their sleep was interrupted or otherwise affected by sleep apnea. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder caused by the brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally.Some narcoleptics might have sleep apnea, but there is no cause-and-effect relationship.
People aren't concious when they're asleep.
An imsomniac is someone who has trouble falling asleep and staying asleep for long periods of time. It is very annoying and people who have this illness are often tired throughout the day. If you have this illness you can sometimes go for days without sleeping
yes, of course people do. most of the people do at nights but with some people, they sleepwalk during day as well
Some people breath heavily when falling asleep to release all the carbon dioxide in their lungs faster, to provide more oxygen to the brain.
Usually when people fall asleep they experience 90 minutes of non-REM sleep, followed by REM sleep. People with narcolepsy, enter REM sleep immediately and it occurs during every sleep attack.
People who have unexplained, irresistible attacks of sleepiness during the daytime may be suffering from a rare condition known as narcolepsy. For more information, see http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/narcolepsy/narcolepsy.htm
Physicians prescribe anti-insomnia drugs for short-term treatment of insomnia--a sleep problem in which people have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep or wake up too early and can't go back to sleep.
A person could have a hard time falling asleep for many reasons. Too much adrenaline, caffeine or stress could all lead to difficulty in sleeping. Some people are naturally light sleepers or are just wired in such away that have a hard time falling asleep.