Posted by susie on August 04, 1998 at 23:51:02:

In Reply to: Re: narcolepsy? food and vitiams posted by marie on August 03, 1998 at 00:53:41:

Hi Marie,
You might try a little extra B-12.
Have added the following abstract for your information. I wouldn't give him huge doses, but you might get some and follow recommendations on bottle for giving it to him.
Keep faith,
susie

TITLE
Treatment of recurrent hypersomnia with methylcobalamin (vitamin
B12): a case report.
AUTHOR(S)
Yamada-N
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION)
Psychiatry-Clin-Neurosci. 1995 Dec; 49(5-6): 305-7
LANGUAGE OF ARTICLE
ENGLISH
ABSTRACT
A 32 year old male patient suffered from recurrent hypersomnia for
12 years was
successfully treated with vitamin B12. Episodes of hypersomnia
lasting a few days occurred
repeatedly a few times each year. Furthermore, the frequency of
episodes had increased
during the last 2 years. During the administration of vitamin B12,
the patient had no episodes
of hypersomnia for 6 months. In addition, he did not have any
episodes during a follow-up
observation period of 17 months after cessation of the treatment.
Thus, this case suggests that
vitamin B12 may be effective for preventing recurrent hypersomnia.
MAJOR MeSH HEADINGS
*Hypersomnia-drug-therapy; *Vitamin-B-12-analogs-and-derivatives

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