How to Use narcolepsy in a Sentence

narcolepsy

noun

• Caffeine, of course, makes the cut, but so did modafinil, an alertness drug used to treat narcolepsy.
  — Troy Farah, Ars Technica, 8 June 2020
• The cells are crucial for arousal during sleep-wake cycles and are thought to play a key role in narcolepsy.
  — Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2012
• People with narcolepsy may turn to caffeine in an attempt to stay awake during the day.
  — Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 6 Dec. 2021
• Most people, she’s found, don’t really know what narcolepsy is.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
• Since there’s no definitive cause of narcolepsy, there’s also no single cure.
  — Nina Bahadur, SELF, 20 Oct. 2018
• The drug is currently approved to treat tiredness in people with sleep apnea and narcolepsy.
  — Neal Riley, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
• The good news is that there are safe and effective ways of managing insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and more.
  — Christie Griffin, CNN Underscored, 23 Jan. 2020
• Perich was diagnosed with narcolepsy and took disability leave as a result.
  — Julie Moreau, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2019
• About 20% of the population can get this on a rare basis, but people with narcolepsy can get it very often.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2021
• Harriet Tubman freed hundreds of slaves while living with seizures and narcolepsy.
  — Ola Ojewumi, SELF, 7 Nov. 2018
• Centessa, which is also a clinical-stage firm, is working on sleep disorders such as narcolepsy.
  — Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum,jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
• Stackhouse was diagnosed with narcolepsy during his first year at Georgia.
  — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
• The event included free boxing lessons, since MacKenzie found that boxing can help those with narcolepsy.
  — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 May 2017
• Four types of sleep disorders are insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome and narcolepsy.
  — Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2022
• Allergies, high blood pressure, and narcolepsy.
  — Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
• Although there's no cure for narcolepsy, specific treatments can help manage it better or reduce symptoms.
  — Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 24 Feb. 2025
• The little girl, too, developed narcolepsy, forcing Church to acknowledge his own.
  — Sharon Begley, Scientific American, 9 June 2017
• But recurring episodes are sometimes linked to narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that involves drowsiness and sudden sleep attacks.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 5 June 2019
• The drug cited in Boyland’s death is addictive and can be prescribed to treat attention-deficit disorder and narcolepsy.
  — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021
• Other disorders that are less common but could also be contributing to drowsiness are narcolepsy or sleepwalking during the night.
  — Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
• In some cases, doctors may attempt to treat the associated conditions, like narcolepsy and sleep apnea.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2020
• Most people with Type 1 narcolepsy have extremely low levels of hypocretin because the brain cells that produce it have been damaged or destroyed.
  — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 July 2026
• For Shand, who has narcolepsy with cataplexy, the years since her diagnosis have brought waves of frustration and grief but also a sense of loneliness.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
• Pirkl has about $500 worth of medical expenses each month to treat conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and narcolepsy.
  — Eli Rosenberg, Washington Post, 31 July 2020
• But more complex problems such as narcolepsy or seizures during sleep require lab testing, said Doghramji, the Jefferson sleep doctor.
  — Sarah Gantz, Philly.com, 6 June 2018
• Lee allegedly told officers that Perpétuo suffered from narcolepsy and had fallen in the shower.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
• Experimental drugs increasing orexin may also help people with narcolepsy stay awake longer.
  — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
• It is estimated that only 25% of people who have narcolepsy have been diagnosed and are receiving treatment.
  — Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Apr. 2018
• Cataplexy is common in people with Type 1 narcolepsy and can be triggered by strong emotions such as laughter, excitement, surprise or anger.
  — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 July 2026
• But in people with narcolepsy, such boundaries become blurred, allowing elements of sleep to intrude into wakefulness in varying ways.
  — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 July 2026