/r/Narcolepsy/

r/Narcolepsy

46k members
r/Narcolepsy is a subreddit with 46k members. The community frequently discusses narcolepsy, sleep, medication, diagnosis, and treatment, and they frequently recommend/review sleep tracker, medications, and stimulants, and the most common flair used is advice request, medication questions, rant/rave, health and fitness, and diagnosis/testing.
The online community for those who either have Narcolepsy or Idiopathic Hypersomnia or have a family member with one of these diagnoses. We are not here to diagnose or confirm your self-diagnosis. We have a wiki section about Narcolepsy which may help those who suspect they suffer from a sleep disorder such as Narcolepsy but we are not a substitute for seeing a doctor.

Popular Topics in r/Narcolepsy

#1

Narcolepsy

110 posts
#2

Sleep

100 posts
#3

Medication

29 posts
#4

Diagnosis

23 posts
#5

Treatment

13 posts
#6

Mslt

12 posts
#7

Emotions

11 posts
#8

Cataplexy

9 posts
#9

Xywav

8 posts
#10

Anxiety

7 posts

Products Discussed in r/Narcolepsy

Sleep Tracker

8 reviews
#1
Oura
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Oura Ring
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Samsung
4.0★ from 1 review

Medications

6 reviews
#1
Xyrem
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Oxybate
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Xywav
5.0★ from 1 review

Stimulants

6 reviews
#1
Xyrem
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Nuvigil
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Nicotine Patch
3.0★ from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Narcolepsy

#1
Advice Request
: "Anyone have any luck figuring out if your case is genetic or otherwise?"
25 posts
#2
Medication Questions
: "Sodium Oxybates Long Term"
23 posts
#3
Rant/Rave
: "Chapter 51ed after accidental xyrem OD"
9 posts
#4
Health and Fitness
: "Anyone else addicted to sugar?"
9 posts
#5
Diagnosis/Testing
: "I got diagnosed last month... I have been fighting this, blaming myself for being lazy for well over ten years. It takes a load off my shoulders but it doesn't make fighting this any easier."
7 posts
#6
Cataplexy
: "Does anyone have only 1 instance of collapsing cataplexy?"
3 posts
#7
News/Research
: "New Medication made in Japan"
2 posts
#8
Undiagnosed
: "Tired of dreading bed time and crying myself to sleep."
2 posts
#9
Pregnancy / Parenting
: "What can I expect post partum?"
2 posts
#10
Humor
: "Over and over and over and over and over…"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/Narcolepsy

Yearly
+8k members(20.0%)

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Last updated: September 30, 2026