Diagnosis of narcolepsy
It is crucial that you immediately visit your primary care doctor as soon as you notice a problem with your sleep-wake cycle. Your doctor will perform a diagnosis to confirm your condition.
First, your doctor will go over your medical history to rule out other possible causes of excessive daytime fatigue despite getting adequate sleep. Other possible conditions include depression [6], sleep apnea, and certain medical disorders. It can also be traced to the medications you take. Your doctor will then refer you to a sleep specialist.
The sleep specialist will conduct their exams on you, and if they suspect that you have narcolepsy, they will perform two separate special tests for you. The polysomnogram, which is a test that measures your quality of sleep, and the multiple sleep latency tests (MSLT), which is a test that studies how quickly you fall asleep and enter the REM stage of sleep.
Your specialist will recommend that you stop taking certain medications, such as stimulants and antidepressants. Your specialist will inform you what medicine to stop taking and when to stop taking them. Discuss with your specialist about your regular schedule so that your study test can be scheduled at the best time.