Talk:Cataplexy

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[edit] Cataplexy and Sound

Can cataplexy be caused by sound? (asked someone who didn't bother signing.)

Possibly, if that sound triggers an intense emotion within a person. Cataplexy usually happens to people if they experience an emotion, ranging from mild to intense. When it first starts, it may only happen if you find something extremely funny or if you become angry or upset. If the condition worsens over time, it may happen during the feeling of any type of emotion. It may start happening in small term on its own, without even a trigger. My experience went this way. Others may be different. (replied PWN who also forgot to sign.)

The picture of a boy is really informative. (noted someone else who didn't sign.)

True. I've taken it out. -- Derek Ross | Talk 19:03, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

I have had a cataplexy attack tiggered by sound. It was terrible audio feedback on a TV. I dropped like a stone. It is the only time I have had this happen. (Justnz (talk) 02:05, 6 May 2008 (UTC))

[edit] Modafinil for Cataplexy?

Hello, I'm new to this so I hope I'm doing it correctly. At the end of the article is the line "Cataplexy can also be treated by a non Amphetamine alternative called Modafinil." I do not think that Modafinil (Provigil) is labeled to treat cataplexy, it is for Excessive Daytime Sleepiness only. Synexis 15:00, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Agreed...Drug Facts and Comparisons 2007 does not list cataplexy as an indication for modafinil (either on or off label), and AHFS Drug Information 2007 states that modafinil has been show to be ineffective in the treatment of cataplexy (narcoleptics who take modafinil for EDS usually require an additional medication for cataplexy, when present and severe enough). I've removed that statement. SheepNotGoats 15:13, 11 October 2007 (UTC)