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Narcolepsy
I m taking estilopram from 2 yrs, for depression.
I m unable to take any emotional stress, i immediately go to bed for sleep and then keep sleeping for hrss. I was advised armodafinil 50 mg but still emotional stress overpowers every time.
Is this narcolepsy...
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Hi, You might having depression, which needs treatment. In order to reduce the excess sleepiness, treating the root cause(depression)is more important.Alongwith Armodafinil you might be needing antidepressants as well depending on the evaluation by a psychiatrist.
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Dr. Vishal Bhatt
Psychiatrist
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
Don't Google it too much. . U will be misguided..armodafinil not always use for narcolepsy, sometimes we also give for overcome from excessive drowsiness due to other medicines
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Dr. Shreyasi Paul
Addiction Psychiatrist
7 yrs exp
Kolkata
Hello. Your symptoms donot point towards narcolepsy. Narcolepsy will have other features like sleep paralysis and behaviour disorders during sleep. You seem to have mood symptoms that are persisting despite escitalopram.
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Consult a psychiatrist for proper dose adjustments or if nee medicines need to be added.
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Dr. Makhan Shakya
Neuropsychiatrist
5 yrs exp
Rewa
No that's not narcolepsy, also modafinil would be not be needed in this case. It's just emotional breakdowns or dysregulation (depressive or personality traits) only. kindly visit for detailed evaluation.
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