Narcolepsy

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Topics: ADHD | Adult ADHD | Micronutrients | Narcolepsy | Schizophrenia

Micronutrients are vitamins and minerals that play an essential role in human physiology. They have promising studies in a host of psychiatric disorders, and Dr. Rucklidge explains why. Adult-onset ADHD has been proposed as a new diagnosis, but the data supporting it point in a different direction. Light therapy is one of few natural treatments with

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News of Note

Meet the First H3 Antagonist

Topics: Histamine | Narcolepsy | Neurology | News of Note | Pitolisant | Wakix

On August 15, 2019, pitolisant (Wakix) received FDA approval for narcolepsy, making it the first release of a histamine-3 (H3) antagonist. Unlike other narcolepsy medications, pitolisant is not a controlled substance and lacks abuse potential. Those other options for narcolepsy are the stimulants (methylphenidate and amphetamine), the modafinils, sodiu

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