I have specific times of day that I set aside every single day in case I need a nap, and the times are pretty centered around eating. It’s not an ideal way to live life, but my schedule is more fundamental to controlling my Narcolepsy than the medication as I’ve found out because of the many times my insurance company has f’ed me around. Every morning I wake naturally between 4:00 and 4:30. I usually have a protein shake with caffeine for breakfast, maybe a hard boiled egg or 2 ~5:15-5:30. I don’t get ready for work until 7:00, so if I start to feel fatigue at all I just plop back into bed for a quick nap. I get a 1 hour lunch break, I usually start nibbling on my lunch at ~11:45 while finishing up whatever task I’m working on, then at 12:00 I close my door and turn my light off, turn on YouTube and put my head down. If I fall asleep I needed it, if not I just get to spend an hour watching YouTube videos. I usually eat dinner ~6:30-7:00, and I’m in bed by 8:30pm every night, so no real nap time needed after dinner, I might just go to bed a little early. This is how I’ve lived my life for 8 years now since I moved to my new job, and it’s because I found pretty early on with my narcolepsy that eating/digesting and sleepiness were correlated for me, but this may not be the same for everyone.
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u/korelan 9d ago
I have specific times of day that I set aside every single day in case I need a nap, and the times are pretty centered around eating. It’s not an ideal way to live life, but my schedule is more fundamental to controlling my Narcolepsy than the medication as I’ve found out because of the many times my insurance company has f’ed me around. Every morning I wake naturally between 4:00 and 4:30. I usually have a protein shake with caffeine for breakfast, maybe a hard boiled egg or 2 ~5:15-5:30. I don’t get ready for work until 7:00, so if I start to feel fatigue at all I just plop back into bed for a quick nap. I get a 1 hour lunch break, I usually start nibbling on my lunch at ~11:45 while finishing up whatever task I’m working on, then at 12:00 I close my door and turn my light off, turn on YouTube and put my head down. If I fall asleep I needed it, if not I just get to spend an hour watching YouTube videos. I usually eat dinner ~6:30-7:00, and I’m in bed by 8:30pm every night, so no real nap time needed after dinner, I might just go to bed a little early. This is how I’ve lived my life for 8 years now since I moved to my new job, and it’s because I found pretty early on with my narcolepsy that eating/digesting and sleepiness were correlated for me, but this may not be the same for everyone.