Follow-Up: Becky, I was glad to find your message regarding Idiopathic Hypersomnolence. I always thought I just needed a lot of sleep, until I started falling asleep in meetings, in the car,etc.etc. Finally, a boyfriend told me this was not normal and I should get it checked out. With this bit of prompting, I had a sleep study. During the daytime naps, I fell asleep within two minutes (average) each time. I am now on ritalin. I work, go to school full-time, and come home with enough energy to care for my children and study. This is unbelievable. Before, I barely had energy to drive home, much less do anything else. I started back to school after I found I could have the energy I needed to complete these tasks with the help of Ritalin. I call it my miracle drug. I too feel like I am alive again. It's wonderful! A. Duke, Virginia