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Re: apnea and narcolepsy

Posted by spot on May 15, 2002 at 08:43:40:

In Reply to: apnea and narcolepsy posted by Dement on May 11, 2002 at 20:31:22:

There is a note in most medical journals that there is a statistical association with narcolepsy and obesity....that is, narcoleptic patients are at greater risk to be overweight/obese.

(my personal suspicion is two-fold: 1. some narcolepsy patients crave sweets as a 'symptom' and 2. eating may be a self-stimulating technique, which goes back to craving sweets - for the sugar rush and extra energy to make it through the next hour.)

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