Guest guest Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 This is about those EDSer's (and others) who have Narcolepsy and want/need to drive. Narcolepsy is an autonomic nervous system dysfunction. My son, (18) has it as determined by a sleep latency study. As long as he is " busy " / " active " / " moving around " , he doesn't fall asleep uncontrollably/unpredictably. It does happen, however, when he gets very still and quiet and is at rest. He does have a drivers license with no restrictions concerning Narcolepsy. I do want to carefully point out, though that 1) IS on a rather high dosage of Provigil (an Rx stimulant) for the treatment of Narcolepsy; 2) laws concerning Narcolepsy having a drivers license may vary from state to state. Check with your Dept. of Public Safety, or whatever they call it in your state. Similarly, the laws regarding syncope (passing out from autonomic nervous system dysfunction....I.e. POTS, Neurocardiogenic Syncope, etc.). This is addressed in several of Dr. Blair Grubb's published books and articles on syncope. It does vary widely from state to state. In fact, in Idaho, there is NO waiting period for driving following syncope! But I digress.; 3) Always, always, check with your dr. about this concerning your particular condition and severity of Narcolepsy...it has varying degrees of severity just like anything else, and some who are afflicted with it have it well medically controlled and others do not. Preferably, check with your neurologist. Love, ~LoneStarRose~ (~~) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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