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gotrem · 03-12-2006, 04:29 PM

There is a new medication that is being used to treat Narcolepsy called Xyrem. This medication keeps a person from having REM sleep stage. Narcoleptics spend too much time dreaming, so the brain doesn't get the restorative sleep needed. COINCIDENTLY, new studies have shown great promise with the use of the drug to treat alcoholism. Hmmmmmmm....Could alcoholics simply be people that are not aware of thier Narcolepsy? Could the Meth addict simply be trying to cope with EDS? Would that mean that they are not just weak and morally defective?

03-12-2006, 04:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
gotrem Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3	There is a new medication that is being used to treat Narcolepsy called Xyrem. This medication keeps a person from having REM sleep stage. Narcoleptics spend too much time dreaming, so the brain doesn't get the restorative sleep needed. COINCIDENTLY, new studies have shown great promise with the use of the drug to treat alcoholism. Hmmmmmmm....Could alcoholics simply be people that are not aware of thier Narcolepsy? Could the Meth addict simply be trying to cope with EDS? Would that mean that they are not just weak and morally defective?