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Common symptoms of narcolepsy, such as excessive sleepiness during the day and sleep problems at night, can affect your quality of life. Here’s how you can get them under control. Living with narcolepsy can interfere with your daily life, especially if your symptoms are severe. Common symptoms include excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy (sudden loss of motor strength and tone), and hallucinations or paralysis while falling asleep or waking up. These can impact various facets of your life, including how well you function at school or work, how much you can participate in activities you enjoy, and even your relationships. Like other chronic health conditions, narcolepsy and its symptoms need to be treated and managed. “There’s no cure for narcolepsy, but my job is to help patients function as best as possible,” says Raj Dasgupta, MD, an assistant professor of clinical medicine at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. According to Stanford University’s...