Could I Have Narcolepsy - Narcolepsy Nerd Alert Ep. 18

Episode 18 • October 28, 2024 • 00:57:07
Could I Have Narcolepsy - Narcolepsy Nerd Alert Ep. 18
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Could I Have Narcolepsy - Narcolepsy Nerd Alert Ep. 18

Oct 28 2024 | 00:57:07

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Show Notes

Wondering if you or a loved one could have narcolepsy? Sleep medicine specialist Dr. Lindsay McCullough, MD joined us to discuss symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment and share her own journey to being diagnosed with narcolepsy.
 
About Our Guest: 
Dr. Lindsay McCullough, MD is a sleep medicine specialist, assistant professor of sleep medicine, and associate program director of the sleep medicine fellowship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. After struggling with unexplained daytime sleepiness and misunderstanding from those around her for ten years, she was diagnosed with type 2 narcolepsy without cataplexy as a fourth-year medical student. Dr. McCullough shared her story as a sleep physician living with narcolepsy in the Fall 2022 issue of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s member magazine, Montage.

Download the Could I Have NArcolepsy? Toolkit Toolkit for more resources: https://project-sleep.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Could-I-Have-Narcolepsy-Toolkit-Final-2024.pdf

 

Project Sleep's Sleep Helpline: https://project-sleep.com/helpline/

 

The Narcolepsy Nerd Alert series invites listeners to dive deeper into specific topics relevant to living with narcolepsy. project-sleep.com/narcolepsy-nerd-alert/

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