Canada Narcolepsy Medications & Access to Care

Canada: Narcolepsy Medications & Access to Care with Laurel Charlesworth, MD & Kelsey Bingham
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Thanks a lot for your remarks at 37:00
It is so embarrassing and demeaning having discussions about stimulants and autonomously taking them as pro re nata medication, not to mention high dosage responders. Also, combinations of stimulants are something many physicians shy away from.
The role of BMI and dietary changes should also be mentioned. Losing 20kg of weight and switching to a plant-based diet helps to reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes mellitus and hypertension. It also supports lower doses of medication. I can highly advise this way of diet, especially if you are having binge eating attacks. Eating high-fat food vs. low energy density food gives you the edge overweight problems. And we need to take care of blood pressure and heart functioning due to medication.