Re: ADD and Narcoleptic

[Anonymous]

Let me copy a portion of my graduate students work on sleep and ADHD:

The objective identification of pathologies accountable for the sleep problems in childhood ADHD has proven to be evasive. In three out of 23 studies using polysomnography (PSG) or actigraphy no differences were detected in sleep between ADHD and controls121,128,138, while in 20 studies, significant differences were detected. However, amongst these studies, there were controversies as to how sleep was affected. Among the major findings, one study reported that stage 3 of sleep is affected129, another study reported increased slow wave sleep (SWS)130; and five studies reported increased REM sleep130-133,204, while four studies reported decreased REM sleep93,135,136,139. Moreover, two studies reported decreased sleep duration 103,141, while two studies reported increased sleep duration130,133; two studies reported increased stability of sleep patterns112,142; and one study reported decreased sleep efficiency143, while another study reported increased sleep efficiency130 in ADHD.

There are only nine studies on sleep disturbances in adult ADHD. Questionnaires revealed that there are sleep problems such as non-restorative, poor sleep quality and initial/middle insomnia, and daytime sleepiness in adult ADHD69,113,144-148.

I do believe there is a connection between ADHD and narcolepsy but it has not been flushed out. There is definately a connection b/w ADHD and sleep problems though.

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