The road to treatment for narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) may be long, taking some trial and error before finding the right approach for you. “But it is possible,” says Aarti Grover, MD , medical director of Tufts Medical Center Sleep Medicine in Boston. For starters, confirming the diagnosis can be a challenge, followed by finding a physician who treats narcolepsy type 1 and knows how to deal with the medication and its side effects. Then it’s a matter of finding the right combination of treatments. Understanding your options and knowing when and how to discuss them with your sleep specialist is the first step toward successful narcolepsy type 1…
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