amj’s Profile

Close Narcolepsy

I was just diagonosed with narcolepsy last fall. I went on for many years with this disorder not understanding why I was always so sleepy. Many of my jobs required driving throughout the day and I was having to pull off the road to walk around outside trying to wake myself up. I was so frustrated with myself and was getting depressed. I kept thinking it was something I was or was not doing right. Of course I also had a tendacy of burning the candle at both ends. I tryed anything and everything to feel better to no avail. At this time I did not talk to my doctor about it because I truely felt it was a result of my life style. At one time I was working full time, attending college to complete my Master's Degree and caring for my father along with my brother. Every other day I would go to my parents home to help care for my father. I also owned my own home and had those responsibilites as well. After my Father passed I was offer a promotion that required relocation to another state. This was a blessing! I no longer had to work the hours I had previously, and all the other demands on my time were no longer an issue. I finally was able to rest, but the sleepiness never went away. However, I now felt comfortable going to my docotr and explaining my condition and I am now finally being treated. My doctor has put prescribed provigil and this works well for my daytime sleepiness, but I still hate the horrible way I feel in the morning. I need to be at work by 8:00 am and would prefer to begin earlier, but when I try to get up I feel like I had only a couple of hours of sleep and I usually stay in bed hoping to feel better. I wish there was something to fix this.

Treatments

Provigil Working / Worked

Works well to keep me awake during the day. I take 2 a day. One in the morning and 1 after lunch.

Excedrin Working / Worked

Not working. Looking for something that will allow me to feel rested in the morning. This helps me get to sleep on restless nights, but I am wiped out the next day.