Narcolepsy can also make your muscles suddenly weak, and cause you to lose control of them. This is cataplexy. Strong emotions like excitement, surprise, and anger can set it off. At other times ...

“There’s been so much stigma around narcolepsy,” she said. “In movies it’s usually depicted as this very comical thing, like ...

Cataplexy is the least common symptom of these, and many people with narcolepsy never experience it. Narcolepsy with cataplexy is called narcolepsy type 1, while narcolepsy without cataplexy is ...