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From: Danita <nutsrus@...>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [N] You've Got
Mail!--------------------------------------------No Kidding!


> Yes I also have amnesia from automatic behavior episodes. I was losing
time
> and thought at first I was being abducted by aliens - I guess having N is
> better. Danita in Illinois
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> >
> > +-- [N]arcolepsy Internet: This is not medical advice.
> >
> > By gosh & golly & all that kind of thing:
> >
> > Alright, alright: I admit it. I've been "lurking (or worse)," as
> > it has been said; mostly, the 'worse' part (i.e., I've been letting all
> > these billions of N-list emails to just STUFF my [N] folder)! And yes,
> > lately I've been furtively lurking, pacing back and forth--as it
> > were--and trying to decide whether or not to p-p-p-post.
> >
> > But honestly, I've been meaning to check-in for a very long time.
> >
> > The Problem is-... Scrap that, actually.
> >
> > There are many problems with narcolepsy and amongst them is 'memory
> > problems'. Or, in the _Nishino et al._ paper, "The pharmacology of
> > human and canine narcolepsy"[title?] from some years ago, "memory
> > problems' is included as a member of the infamous "Narcolepsy Pentad"
> > (whose other 'members' I don't recall, precisely).
> >
> > Well, let's see, there's the triad plus two more. So that would be?
> > EDS, C, SP/HH? [I think...] Plus: memory problems and AB (automatic
> > behaviour). Definitely not definite but basically I think I got them
> > all, perhaps a la incorrect order...
> >
> > But today I'm underscoring the "memory problems" part. For me, there's
> > always been troubles remembering that tomorrow is garbage day...etc.,
> > but now the situation with my memoire essentially resembles and possibly
> > IS "amnesia".
> >
> > What apparently defnies amnesia is not the inability to recall/retrieve
> > memory per se, but instead it is the inability to "encode" memories, in
> > the first place (properly). In other words, a person with amnesia can't
> > remember what happened because there's no 'trace' there, to retrieve.
> > Like a file containing ZERO bytes of information, or something like
> > that...
> >
> > A Question: does anyone out there suffer from amnesia as well? Do you
> > attribute it to your N? Or something else? Or a bit of both, perhaps.
> >
> > I'll leave it there for now, as this is my first post in
> > [Hud]-doesn't-know-how-long. A lot has happened in my world, but I'll
> > continue later.
> >
> > Glad to be 'back'.
> >
> > Was terribly sad to hear of Peder's passing.
> >
> > I hope to post more now. Until then,
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > --
> > Hud R.
> >
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> > > > +-- [N]arcolepsy Internet: This is not medical advice.
> >
> >
> >