How can narcolepsy be treated?

How can narcolepsy be treated?

Irshaad Ebrahim (Medical Director of The London Sleep Centre) gives expert video advice on: What is narcolepsy?; How is narcolepsy caused?; How many people suffer from narcolepsy? and more...

At present, there is no cure for narcolepsy because narcolepsy is caused by the deficiency of this protein. We will have to wait for a discovery of a compound that can replace this protein in the brain. There are several ways of treating narcolepsy, the most common of which is using tablets or medicines that promote wakefulness that increase alertness and increase wakefulness. No perfect treatment exist at the moment but there are some very effective treatments for people of narcolepsy and significant proportion of people who have narcolepsy lead very productive life with a career, family, social networks, and actually succeed at what they do.