Narcolepsy causes a strong urge to sleep during the day and can include symptoms like cataplexy (sudden muscle weakness), sleep paralysis (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or waking up), and hallucinations. Narcolepsy is linked to a lack of the brain chemical hypocretin (orexin), primarily produced in the hypothalamus. Modafinil is not a cure for narcolepsy, but it can help manage the symptoms. While modafinil is primarily used to treat excessive sleepiness, it may also help reduce the frequency and severity of cataplexy attacks in some people. Modafinil is approved for management of narcolepsy with or without cataplexy. However, it is not specifically approved for the treatment of cataplexy.
narcolepsy causes a strong urge to sleep during the day and can include symptoms like cataplexy (sudden muscle weakness) sleep paralysis (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or waking up) and hallucinations narcolepsy is linked to a lack of the brain chemical hypocretin (orexin) primarily produced in the hypothalamus modafinil is not a cure for narcolepsy but it can help manage the symptoms while modafinil is primarily used to treat excessive sleepiness it may also help reduce the frequency and severity of cataplexy attacks in some people modafinil is approved for management of narcolepsy with or without cataplexy however it is not specifically approved for the treatment of cataplexy