Cataplexy

Cataplexy Treatments

Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Cataplexy may include:

• Tricyclic antidepressants
• Clomipramine
• Imipramine
• Protriptyline
• Venlafaxine
• Medications
• Imipramine - an antidepressant
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Definitions of Cataplexy:

Transient attack of weakness precipitated by emotional excitement; patient falls as if struck down.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Transient attack of weakness precipitated by emotional excitement; patient falls as if struck down.
- (Source - CRISP)

Cataplexy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Cataplexy, or a subtype of Cataplexy, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)

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