This is life with narcolepsy, which can be triggered by an infection or the flu. Imagine repeatedly falling asleep or falling down paralyzed when laughing or startled.

As a rare sleep disorder, you might not have heard much about narcolepsy. If you have, your perception may have been formed by the portrayals in media like in The Boys or The Simpsons.

For people living with narcolepsy, no amount of sleep alleviates the feeling of being tired. While most people are either awake or asleep, narcolepsy feels as if you're never really in either state.

Narcolepsy is estimated to affect one in 2,000 people in the United States and some 3 million worldwide, according to the Narcolepsy Network, a non-profit patient advocacy group.

What do you know about narcolepsy? As a rare sleep disorder, you might not have heard much about it, or if you have, your perception may .

A large percentage of people with narcolepsy have cataplexy as well, which along with excessive sleepiness disrupts a ...

Narcolepsy is estimated to affect one in 2,000 people in the United States and some 3 million worldwide, according to the Narcolepsy Network, a non-profit patient advocacy group.