Anyone that suffers with sleep paralysic, sleep attacks, narcolepsy, hallucinations might be at a risk factor for getting Cataplexy.

Symptoms of Cataplexy:

- Jaw starts sagging
- weakness in arms
- head drops
- speech becomes slurred
- shoulders start slumping
- buckling of knees
- accidents increase

Treatment for Cataplexy:

- tricylic antidepressants
- antidepressants
- gamma-hydroxybutyrate
- monoamine oxidase inhibitors

If  the doctor says that someone has Cataplexy then treatment will get started right away. This is a very rare condition but a really bad accident can happen such as someone dropping something if this is not treated right away. Once treatment begins for Cataplexy the patient will be observed to see if other changes might be needed. In most cases the family plus the one that has Cataplexy also has therapy treatments. Some families might be making life style changes depending on what level the person has with Cataplexy and other times changes will not be needed.