Sentences with phrase «sudden sleep attacks»

«I drink enough to use the bathroom every hour,» says Ann Austin, 46, a health - care training and development specialist in St. Louis who has narcolepsy, which causes her to have sudden sleep attacks during the day, particularly when she is driving or working at the computer for long stretches.

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The disorder encompasses an odd constellation of symptoms, including overwhelming daytime drowsiness, uncontrollable sleep attacks, and cataplexy, a sudden loss of muscle tone after an intense emotional outburst, like a good laugh.

Narcolepsy Symptoms: «Sleep attacks,» or falling asleep during the day, cataplexy (sudden weakening of muscles), sleep paralysis, and hallucinations while falling asleep or wakinSleep attacks,» or falling asleep during the day, cataplexy (sudden weakening of muscles), sleep paralysis, and hallucinations while falling asleep or wakinsleep paralysis, and hallucinations while falling asleep or waking up.