Driving - Travel - How do you manage?
How do you manage daily life regarding driving? My radius is approximately 5 miles, and that is after a nap and with medications. How do people with narcolepsy manage to get places safely?
Driving with Narcolepsy is dangerous and stressful! I eat one extra strength caffeine mint 15 minutes before driving. The link of the ones that I use is below:
Thanks for sharing what helps! Best wishes. - Lori (Team Member)
make somebody drive me or have somebody with me at all times just in case I do have a spell
Ì do not agree with most PWN driving. I believe it's a tragedy waiting to happen. My N was well controlled for quite sometime. I could always tell when a sleep attack was going to happen. Overnight I started just going out, it can happen fast.
It sure can. Have you stopped driving? If so, do you have public transportation or other ways to get where you need/want to go? Best wishes. - Lori Foster (Team Member) my little sister used to get me every where. She passed away 3 years ago. Since then I only get out if I have an appointment. I turned in my license 25 years ago. Absolutely, the one thing the narcolepsy thief took, my independance. I do qualify for paratransit, just haven't utilized them for quite sometime.
Take Care,
Kimm
I gave up my license. I don't want to hurt anyone.
At this time I rely on my husband for rides. I have no social life to speak of so it works for us. Thank you for asking Adding a bunch of gentle hugs to those warm wishes. - Lori (Team Member)
