YEARS. I WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. IT TOOK JUST OVER THREE YEARS ON AVERAGE. A NARCOLEPSY DIAGNOSIS CAN TAKE 8 TO 15 YEARS. IT’S JUST VERY UNDER-RECOGNISED. YOU KNOW, IN PHYSICIANS IT CAN ...

That overwhelming sleepiness dragging you down might not just be from staying up too late scrolling through TikTok. While everyone occasionally battles the afternoon slump, people with hypersomnia or ...

Posters presented at the SLEEP 2023 conference showed that transition between medications was easy but 1 medication felt more effective to patients. Switching from high-sodium oxybate (SXB) to ...

Alkermes' alixorexton has become the first drug in the orexin 2 receptor agonist class to show efficacy in phase 2 trials involving patients with both main subtypes of sleep disorder narcolepsy.

We conducted a phase 2, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of TAK-994, an oral orexin receptor 2–selective agonist, in patients with narcolepsy type 1. Patients with confirmed narcolepsy type 1 ...

A new study has demonstrated a new way to treat narcolepsy-related nightmares. The scientists combined cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and lucid dreaming to help patients in a small clinical trial.

When Katelynn O’Connell takes her lunch break at work, she follows a routine that sets her apart from other employees. Each day at noon, she unfolds a cot in her small office, turns on a white noise ...