r/Narcolepsy (N1) Narcolepsy w/ Cataplexy 2d ago

Advice Request anyone successfully working an office/desk job?

my current job is sat at a desk in an office all day. i plan to become an accountant which will also be office work... i can barely reach the 30 hour mark per week because of my narcolepsy. i end up leaving early because i'm falling asleep at my desk every day and at times i lose control and doze off anyway. i know if i didn't work for family friends, i'd be fired already.

is there any narcoleptic out there managing to work these kind of jobs? i want to be able to work full time... is that even possible for people like us?

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u/Its_Sound 2d ago

I work at a desk 40 hours a week. I had a lot of trouble before medication and would get up and walk around the hall/lobby for a few minutes every so often to help. With medication it’s much better. I still get some intense yearnings to go find a corner to nap in once in a while but I’m not actually nodding off.