Waking Up Tired: Narcolepsy Symptoms Explained Episode Two https://open.spotify.com/episode/1gEPacI6EevfId40oAVcHM?si=plzy4W7JRpysNK5xMjlg-w A sleep attack or micro sleep doesn’t come upon a person with narcolepsy with no warning. They will already be feeling quite sleepy. Unless they realise they are drifting off, they will fall briefly into a micro sleep. In this episode, Jana, shares her powerful journeyContinueContinue reading “Sleep Attacks: The Sneaky Side of Narcolepsy”
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Irresistible Urge to Sleep – Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS)
Waking Up Tired – Narcolepsy Symptoms Explained Podcast Episode One One symptom that every person with narcolepsy experiences is Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, or EDS. It’s not just feeling tired — it’s a persistent, overwhelming sleepiness that doesn’t go away, no matter how much rest you’ve had. EDS is often the first symptom to appear, butContinueContinue reading “Irresistible Urge to Sleep – Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS)”
Waking Up Tired Podcast – Narcolepsy Symptoms Explained
Waking Up Tired, the podcast that explores narcolepsy through the lens of lived experience
WORLD SLEEP DAY
‘Sleep Equity for Global Health’ is this year’s World Sleep Day theme.
As a World Sleep Day delegate this year, I will be sharing some slides that I have created, using the responses to my questions that I asked members of the Living With Narcolepsy in Australia Facebook Group.
We aim to raise awareness of the importance of sleep for physical and mental health, as well as the challenges faced by people who live with narcolepsy in Australia.
Please help us to raise awareness for World Sleep Day, March 15th, 2024.
Sharing Our Stories To Raise Awareness
Being diagnosed at the age of 49 to me meant that I had already lost the majority of my life and therefore I was determined to find the best possible way to get through my remaining years as a person who is ‘Living with Narcolepsy’ the best way that I possibly can.
