What would be the outcome of crossing a narcoleptic with an insomniac?
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A very clumsy person.  See, the narcolepcy would cause them to collapse or their head to drop to their desk in an effort to get them to fall asleep.  Only since they are an insomniac they'd never really succeed at the actual falling asleep part.  So they'd end up just collapsing and hitting their head a lot without every really having fallen asleep.  They'd be the most "clumsy" person you know constantly falling for no reason.
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no you'll be very groggy. you shouldn't take sleeping pills unless you can get a whole night's sleep
803606
over does of sleeping pills, u will just drift off to sleep..arghh i dont have d courasge to do it though..........
1032900
not unless their sleep walking is putting them in danger. Sleep walking is actually a common and not abnormal behavior unless the person walks outside in traffic or tries cooking on the stove or something weird like that.\n\nhttp://familydoctor.org/160.xml
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Yes, narcolepsy.  I'm not sure I spelled it right either, but I personal experience.  When you also mentioned driving I went  AH HUH!!!  Yep, you have what has been named over the years as "sleeping disease".  When you drive, watch TV, read, anything that relaxes your mind you go unconscious, but your eyes are still open!  Tell your girlfriend that its un-natural and that you are NOT on drugs.  I know this for a fact that my dad has it.  My mother noticed it when he was driving she would be talking to him while he was driving down the road and would realize that he "wasn't even listening to her" she would get SOOOO mad, just like your girlfriend!  Then he went to the doctors and was tested.  There are medications and ways to counter-act what is happening in your brain.  And no you aren't  ignoring your girlfriend either.  Tell her its OK, not to make a big deal out of it, lighten up and that YOU MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DOCTOR! It has been known about for decades.  I am 50 years old and my dad was diagnosed while I was a kid!  So I DO KNOW about the condition.  Its more a brain way/condition than a disease.  You don't catch it, you pass it to anyone, its genetic, and show her my answer ok?  If she has any other questions about it she can e-mail me     faysdaze1@verizon.net
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Science doesn't know enough about how the brain works to predict the behavioral outcome in this situation.  Sometime people wake up perfectly fine mentally.  Other times, their brain function is seriously reduced.  It can alter personality, intellect, emotions, and physical ability.  If he wakes up, as hard as it might be, try to be patient and take your cue from him.  If he wants to be close to you, be supportive, but his stress level will make it hard for him to be there for you in an emotional sense and forcing the issue will only make things worse.  This is a very difficult situation, you have my sympathy.
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Symptoms of narcolepsy\n\nThe main characteristic of narcolepsy is overwhelming excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), even after adequate nighttime sleep. A person with narcolepsy is likely to become drowsy or to fall asleep, often at inappropriate times and places. Daytime naps may occur with or without warning and may be irresistible. These naps can occur several times a day. These naps are typically refreshing, but only for up to a couple hours. Drowsiness may persist for prolonged periods of time. In addition, night-time sleep may be fragmented with frequent wakenings.\n\nFour other classic symptoms of narcolepsy, which may not occur in all patients, are:\n\n    * Cataplexy: sudden episodes of loss of muscle function, ranging from slight weakness (such as limpness at the neck or knees, sagging facial muscles, or inability to speak clearly) to complete body collapse. Episodes may be triggered by sudden emotional reactions such as laughter, anger, surprise, or fear, and may last from a few seconds to several minutes. The person remains conscious throughout the episode.\n\n    * Sleep paralysis: temporary inability to talk or move when waking up. It may last a few seconds to minutes. Often frightening but not dangerous.\n\n    * Hypnagogic hallucinations: vivid, often frightening, dream-like experiences that occur while dozing, falling asleep and/or while awakening.\n\n    * Automatic behavior: Automatic behavior occurs when a person continues to function (talking, putting things away, etc.) during sleep episodes, but awakens with no memory of performing such activities. It is estimated that up to 40 percent of people with narcolepsy experience automatic behavior during sleep episodes.\n\n\nDaytime sleepiness, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations also occur in people who do not have narcolepsy, more frequently in people who are suffering from extreme lack of sleep. Cataplexy is generally considered to be unique to narcolepsy.\n\nIn most cases, the first symptom of narcolepsy to appear is excessive and overwhelming daytime sleepiness. The other symptoms may begin alone or in combination months or years after the onset of the daytime naps. There are wide variations in the development, severity, and order of appearance of cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations in individuals. Only about 20 to 25 percent of people with narcolepsy experience all four symptoms. The excessive daytime sleepiness generally persists throughout life, but sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations may not.\n\nThe symptoms of narcolepsy, especially the excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy, often become severe enough to cause serious disruptions in a person's social, personal, and professional lives and severely limit activities.\n\nWhat happens in narcolepsy\n\nNormally, when an individual is awake, brain waves show a regular rhythm. When a person first falls asleep, the brain waves become slower and less regular. This sleep state is called non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. After about an hour and a half of NREM sleep, the brain waves begin to show a more active pattern again. This sleep state, called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, is when most dreaming occurs.\n\nIn narcolepsy, the order and length of NREM and REM sleep periods are disturbed, with REM sleep occurring at sleep onset instead of after a period of NREM sleep. Thus, narcolepsy is a disorder in which REM sleep appears at an abnormal time. Also, some of the aspects of REM sleep that normally occur only during sleep--lack of muscular control, sleep paralysis, and vivid dreams--occur at other times in people with narcolepsy. For example, the lack of muscular control can occur during wakefulness in a cataplexy episode. Sleep paralysis and vivid dreams can occur while falling asleep or waking up.\n\nIn narcolepsy, the brain does not pass through the normal stages of dozing and deep sleep but goes directly into (and out of) rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
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go and consult a doctor - you may be narcoleptic which can be treated.
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Take a sleeping pill.  You'll be in bed for 6-8 hours at least.
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I went through a similar cycle with no help from anywhere.  Drugs left me zonked the next day too.  Eventually I found relief through my own little techniques.  Stress doesn't help mind you.  She has to find a pattern that suits her.  The trick is that when your head hits the pillow it can't say "OK go to sleep, go to sleep this time".  The n the cycle has already begun.  I drink a warm malted milk and then always force my imagination to go somewhere.  For me the start is always very science fiction, but that is just me.  Before you know it the mind can wonder on its own and zzzzzzzz.....  Just advise mind you, insomnia is different for everyone and there are different types.  The other main variety is waking up 3 hours into sleep and then being stuck awake.
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You really should get a prescription migraine med that doesn't contain caffeine.  I take Imitrex, I have no problems sleeping with it and it stops a migraine in its track when you take it at the first sign.  Now that you have taken medication, I would take anything else to counteract it, you could cause an interactions.  Maybe take a super hot bath, that always gets me tired.
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Often stress is a factor in sleepwalking
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Provigil os for narcoleptics or people who have a lot of shift changes and need to stay up.  The risk factors and side effects list raised my eyebrows.  You should definitely consult closely with your doctor before even thinking of taking this stuff.
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No -the person is still getting 7 hours of sleep.\n\nIt really doesn't matter what time of night - or day - you sleep, as long as you are getting at least 6 hours of sleep.\n\nThe only thing it might be bad for is your job if you're supposed to be there at 8 am.
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I take 1mg every night for insomnia.My body after 11 mos.is used to this dose so some times I increase it by cutting a tab in half.\nI haven't stopped it but I don't think that .5 mg is going to give you much trouble.You'll probably have insomnia again.You DO need to ask your doctor about this.This isn't high level advice on this site
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they will get sleep deprived and become very weak maybe faint
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http://www.thetruthaboutsleep.com/insomnia-physiology.html\n\nhttp://www.ask.com/web?q=How+does+insomnia+affect+the+reticular+formation%3F&qsrc=0&o=0