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What unintended ADHD medication were you taking before you realized? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Image not quite for ADHPeeps but I feel this sort of thing happens regularly for us as well.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Drinking a litre (~32oz) of espresso every day... ETA: I also have narcolepsy. its rough out here

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What was your experience finding out you had narcolepsy. Does your narcolepsy come in cataplexy flavor? I’m sorry that you’re dealing with that. It’s not fun.

I’m basically mainlining caffeine too though I don’t think it really helps, lol. I can sleep 6-20 hours and still be ready for a nap. I fell asleep driving once. The only time I ever feel normal is when I take Adderall.

My doctor referred me to a neurologist but I can’t get an appointment until next summer.

Not saying I have narcolepsy but I worry that I have some kind of untreated sleep disorder. I know someone who was diagnosed with narcolepsy but he also suffers from cataplexy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I do suffer from cataplexy as well, yes.

I actually found out I had narcolepsy by doing a sleep lab for sleep-apnea as an adult. It kind of came as a shock since everyone else in my life thought I was just lazy as fuck. The ADHD diagnosis came years later.

I'm not an expert, but narcolepsy isn't the only outcome for what you describe. It could also be hypersomnia, I think

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How did you pursue the sleep lab? Hypersomnia is still ruining my life...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I just scheduled an appointment with my GP and told him I needed a sleep lab. Insurance covered most of it, I think. I'm a little fuzzy on the details since it was a long time ago. If you're in the US, you'll likely want to make sure you get the details from your insurance company (assuming you have insurance; if not they can get pretty pricey). If you're elsewhere, they'll likely be free or cheap

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Thank you, that is reassuring. I guess I will bring it up to my physician at the next appointment.