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Re: Narcolepsy and Cataplexy

Posted by mary anne on August 31, 1999 at 05:24:13:

In Reply to: Re: Narcolepsy and Cataplexy posted by Jeanne on August 28, 1999 at 14:19:18:

My doctor recently told me that cataplexy has something to do with the limbic system. I notice that it seems to worsen with caffeine, which does help me stay awake. I tried wearing a medic alert
because sometimes I fall like leaves off a tree. But, no one understood what cataplexy was and we ran out of space for enough information. I teach and, lately, I have taken to using a collapsible cane that does help me get to the closest chair when I fell one coming on.
Mary Anne

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