For your answer, please consider mainly the signs of your illness during the last month.
Did you experience an irresistible need to sleep during the day? If yes, how many episodes?
Are you worried about falling asleep (without noticing it, suddenly,…) during the day?
How important is the disruption of your work/activities caused by these daytime sleep attacks?
How important is the disruption of your social and family life by these daytime sleep attacks?
How do you feel generally after one of such daytime sleep attacks?
After a daytime sleep attack, how much time will pass before the next daytime sleep attack?
To what extent do these sudden daytime sleep attacks affect your ability to drive a car?
How frequently do you have episodes of generalized cataplexy when experiencing emotions (laughter, intense pleasure, surprise) (generalized cataplexy = loss of muscle tone all over, collapse or cannot move)
How frequently do you have episodes of partial cataplexy (only face, neck, arms, or knees) when experiencing emotions?
How much is your work, social or family life affected by these episodes of cataplexy?
How frequently do you have hallucinations when falling asleep or waking up?
To what extent are you bothered by these hallucinations?
How frequently do you experience sleep paralysis when falling asleep or waking up
To what extent are you bothered by these sleep paralysis episodes?
Currently, how disturbed is your nighttime sleep?