Below, Harris shares her journey—from struggling to stay awake at work to the long-overdue sleep doctor referral that ...

Waking up and not being able to move or speak can feel terrifying. This strange experience is known as sleep paralysis and it ...

Narcolepsy is a nervous system disorder that ... At other times, you may experience sleep paralysis, which is like cataplexy. You temporarily can't speak or move. But this only happens when ...

Learn about the key differences between hypersomnia and narcolepsy, their symptoms, treatments, and how they affect daily ...

Narcolepsy may also be an underlying cause of sleep paralysis; genetics are also thought to be tied to repeated cases. Why do I think I see someone in my room during sleep paralysis? Created with ...

An investigational oral selective orexin receptor 2 agonist significantly improved measures of wakefulness, sleepiness, and ...

I thought narcolepsy was what we saw on TV ... I would nap during the day, because I wouldn't sleep very well at night and then miss all my classes. I tried to do all the things that I thought ...

Narcolepsy If you are extremely tired during ... typically upon feeling a strong emotion like anger or excitement. Sleep paralysis, when you temporarily can't move or speak, usually around the ...

In the TAK-861-2001 Phase IIb study, oveporexton significantly improved wakefulness, daytime sleepiness, and cataplexy ...

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