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Suggest Treatment For Falling Asleep Suddenly
My name is Jacinta and I'm asking a question on behalf of my brother. He was healthy in terms of being born and when he got to the age of about 15 he started having blackouts as in he falls asleep anywhere any time. I have seen him struggle with life since then and he is scared of going to places where he may fall asleep coz people tend to laugh at him. He is 28 now. How can I help him? Is this a disease coz the doctors here don't seem to know what it is. They just ruled out sleeping sickness and so far I need to know how I can help him. Thank you
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
he is having narcolepsy. it is treatable by using modafinil. so don't worry. hope i solved problem of your brother . take care.
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