What medicine does paroxysmal sleep sickness take

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Narcolepsy is a kind of strange disease, which has the characteristics of cataplexy, sleep paralysis and so on. During the day, narcolepsy will be excessive, so it needs to be treated in time. Let's see what medicine narcolepsy takes.

What medicine does paroxysmal sleep sickness take

Drug 1: central stimulant: it can activate the reticular activation system and play a strong exciting effect. It is an effective drug for the treatment of sleep attacks. Doping has a tolerance period of 6-12 months. Therefore, in the course of treatment, periodic withdrawal is needed to achieve the desired effect. These drugs can promote the release of presynaptic monoamine neurotransmitters (NE, 5-HT, DA), inhibit their reuptake, and enhance the excitatory effect of orexin on the ascending reticular activation system of brain stem. It can improve the arousal.

Drug 2: amphetamine: 20 mg daily, oral. The initial dose of 5mg, twice a day, can effectively reduce daytime sleep. There were many adverse reactions, such as headache, excitement, anxiety, restlessness, sleep disorder at night, tachycardia, hypertension, nausea and vomiting. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension, epilepsy, liver and kidney dysfunction are forbidden.

Drug 3: methylphenidate: short half-life, commonly used dose for oral 10-30mg daily, 2-3 times. The adverse reactions were headache, dry mouth, stomach discomfort, hyperhidrosis and dysuria. Patients with high blood pressure or epilepsy should be careful with medication.

matters needing attention

It is very necessary to take a series of prevention and control measures to reduce the attack in daily life. Patients should consciously arrange their life rich and colorful, participate in more recreational and sports activities, and try their best to enrich their life. Too monotonous is very harmful to the disease.