I was just diagnosed with Narcolepsy

[GP1970]

Well, hopefully this is puts me in the right direction. I just got back from my Neurologists office and it looks like I have Narcolepsy. I have a host of symptoms that I listed in this thread.

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/665901

I didn't realize at the time but he apparently checked my blood for a Narcolepsy gene in which the result says of the 6 possible genes I am positive for 4 of them?????

I did a sleep study in which they had me to the 5 naps 2 hours apart however according to the results I never made it into REM sleep but my Neurologist also told me they should not have done the test because I was on Zoloft and it impairs the results?

I wake up frequently at night and get tired often during the day but I never have had the symptoms such as falling asleep uncontrollably or passing out from heavy laughter or anything, just get tired often throughout the day.

Could I actually have Narcolepsy and not have the classic symptoms? It would explan a lot as most of my symptoms could be caused by poor quality sleep.

Thanks

-Gary

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

Thanks for writing in.
Zoloft is known to cause sleep disturbances especially when it is taken at bedtime and not when taken in the morning. It is very difficult to tell without examination because your specialist is right that Zoloft will interfere with results of sleep study.
Please discuss this issue with your sleep specialist. Take care!