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More Than Tired™ is sponsored by Jazz Pharmaceuticals ©2018 Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc or it subsidiaries US-NDS-0032(5)h Rev1018 It’s normal to feel tired sometimes. But people with narcolepsy struggle to stay awake and alert more often than not. It’s called excessive daytime sleepiness, and when it happens regularly in patients with narcolepsy, it can affect their job and enjoyment of friends and family. It is estimated that 1 in 2,000 people in the U.S. have narcolepsy It is estimated that more than half of people living with narcolepsy don’t know they have it It is estimated that patients had an average of 6 physician visits before receiving a diagnosis of narcolepsy Years it can take for patients to receive a narcolepsy diagnosis after the initial onset of symptoms MISUNDERSTOOD, MISDIAGNOSED COMPLICATED PATH FOR PEOPLE WITH NARCOLEPSY IF ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS SOUND FAMILIAR, A SLEEP SPECIALIST CAN HELP VISIT MORETHANTIRED.COM TO: Recognize symptoms • Find a sleep specialist near you Hear from people with narcolepsy • Get help preparing to talk to a doctor LEARN MORE ABOUT NARCOLEPSY DO YOU FEEL TIRED ALL THE TIME? 5 COMMON SYMPTOMS Not all 5 symptoms must be present to be diagnosed with narcolepsy Excessive daytime sleepiness: uncontrollable urge to sleep, often at inappropriate times Feeling unable to move or speak while falling asleep or waking up Vivid, often frightening dream-like experiences while falling asleep or waking up Weakening of muscles with strong emotions like laughter Poor-quality sleep at night: falling asleep easily, but having trouble staying asleep 1 2 3 4 5

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Page 1: MISUNDERSTOOD, MISDIAGNOSED COMPLICATED PATH FOR … · 2020-03-05 · More Than Tired™ is sponsored by Jazz Pharmaceuticals ©2018 Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc or it subsidiaries US-NDS-0032(5)h

More Than Tired™ is sponsored by Jazz Pharmaceuticals©2018 Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc or it subsidiaries US-NDS-0032(5)h Rev1018

It’s normal to feel tired sometimes. But people with narcolepsy struggle to stay awake and alert more often than not. It’s called excessive daytime sleepiness, and when it happens regularly in patients with narcolepsy, it can a�ect their job and enjoyment of friends and family.

It is estimated that 1 in 2,000 people in the U.S. have narcolepsy

It is estimated that more than half of people

living with narcolepsy don’t know they have it

It is estimated that patients had an average of 6 physician visits before receiving a diagnosis of narcolepsy Years it can take for patients to

receive a narcolepsy diagnosis after the initial onset of symptoms

MISUNDERSTOOD, MISDIAGNOSED

COMPLICATED PATH FOR PEOPLE WITH NARCOLEPSY

IF ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS SOUND FAMILIAR,A SLEEP SPECIALIST CAN HELP

VISIT MORETHANTIRED.COM TO:Recognize symptoms • Find a sleep specialist near you

Hear from people with narcolepsy • Get help preparing to talk to a doctor

LEARN MORE ABOUT NARCOLEPSY

DO YOU FEEL TIREDALL THE TIME?

5 COMMON SYMPTOMSNot all 5 symptoms must be present to be diagnosed with narcolepsy

Excessive daytime sleepiness:

uncontrollable urge to sleep, often at

inappropriate times

Feeling unable to move or speak while falling asleep or waking up

Vivid, often frightening dream-like experiences while falling asleep or

waking up

Weakening of muscles with strong emotions

like laughter

Poor-quality sleep at night: falling asleep easily, but having

trouble staying asleep

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