Narcolepsy

help a person, but also may have side effects and risks that can be harmful to someone. Many controversial drugs can also be addictive, and cause a person’s life to be ruined because of addiction. One of the most controversial drugs is the ADHD and narcolepsy medication Adderall. The drug Adderall is a schedule 2 drug meaning it is a controlled substance with a high potential for abuse and addiction. Adderall should not be banned, but should be carefully monitored…

circadian rhythm are not working together properly causing the sleep cycle to be scrambled. The study also explains the gene activity in the brains of depressed people failed to follow healthy 24-hour cycles (Laber-Warren, 2015). Insomnia, non-24, narcolepsy have been associated with depression because of the sleep loss (Myers, 2014). Major depressive disorder increases if you have a parent or sibling with it (Myers, 2014). Because of this, researchers are also predicting if there is a…

Narcolepsy is when a person feels very sleepy and fatigued during the day. Narcolepsy affects roughly 1 in 2,000 to 3,000 people, but can go undiagnosed and can lead to sleep paralysis. People with narcolepsy experience various types of day and night time sleep problems that are associated with REM sleep disturbances that tend to begin subtly and may change…

but if a person has some kind of sleep disorder that will typically affect their body,sleep and hours of sleep they get. Some very common sleep disorders that everyone knows about are insomnia,obstructive sleep apnea,night terrors,sleepwalking and narcolepsy. These disorders affect many people.Some are very common for some people, others can be treated.These disorders still affect a person’s body and their mind. Some effects that come from sleep disorders are your body will be on a weird sleep…

Computed tomography (CT) scanning technology was discovered in 1972 and revolutionized the world of neuroimaging (Sadock, Sadock, & Ruiz, 2014). The CT scan was the first technique to allow the imaging of brain tissue in living patients (Sadock, Sadock, & Ruiz, 2014). During a CT scan, a patient lies on a flat surface, which incrementally moves through what is referred to as a gantry (Sadock, Sadock, & Ruiz, 2014). A gantry is a round shaped structure that contains a motorized x-ray source…

a medicine used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, narcolepsy, and obesity. The history of amphetamine began in the 1800s, when a Romanian chemist who was named Lazar Edeleanu synthesized the drug from a chemical compound. But it has been unknown until 1927, when Gordon Alles and reported to have sympathomimetic…

A Sleeping disorder refers to a medical disorder in the sleep pattern of an animal or a person. Sleeping disorders exist in various forms and are categorized depending on their causes and impacts especially on human beings (Lautenbacher, 2012).These disorders can be brought about by an assortment of issues, ranging from teeth pounding also known as teeth grinding (bruxism) to nightmares. Some sleeping disorders have serious side effects and are sufficiently substantial to interfere with normal…

Prompt #5 Thinking back on elementary school I can recall learning new things had been simple, almost effortless for me. I went to a catholic school that was kindergarten through eighth grade, and the classes were all pretty small. I glided through all the grades from kindergarten all the way up through fourth grade with no difficulty. That year following fourth grade though, was the by far the hardest year I’ve had to get through in my 16 years of life. Everything changed for me and my family…

As narcolepsy is not a common condition my interactions with him have been very back and forth. This can be seen with deciding which medication I will be on to control the symptoms of my condition. Firstly, I had to start with dexamphetamine as it is the usual drug they start people with narcolepsy on in New Zealand. At this stage during the interactions with my specialist we had a very paternalist…

Everyone has had, or will have an experience with sleep disturbances, or disorders. Tossing and turning at night leaves one feeling tired, and possibly exhausted the next day. Of course, tossing and turning at night, doesn 't necessarily mean that one has a sleeping disorder. With today 's technological devices, one often spends too much time stimulating their brain right before bedtime. Doing so, awakens our brain, instead of silencing it. In addition to bright lights of devices, alcohol and…