Follow-Up: I have been battling EDS for years. I was tested in a sleep lab and told that I had obstructed sleep apnea, and restless legs. Used CPAP machine, but to no avail. Had my nose operated on, and then my throat. I was tested in the sleep lab, and told that the apnea occurances were in the normal range. I was tired throughout the day, more than before the testing began. I was told it must be the restless leg syndrome. The doctor tried sinemet, klonopin, baclofen, and nothing would help relieve my EDS. I even once fell asleep on my feet, just before heading to bed, and fell down the stairs to the basement. A coworker, went to a wellness presentation, and a doctor recommended Dr. Willam C. Dement's book for sleep disorder, "The Promise of Sleep." I kept it in my satchet case, and kept reading it when I had a little free time. I read over the parts about obstructed sleep apnea, and restless legs. Nothing was startling new, everything was about something I already knew about. Finally, the week before last, I read the parts that addressed narcolepsy. When he described the symtoms, I certainly seemed to have all of them. Why the sleep lab didn't discover this, is a mystery. I read about the new drug for narcolepsy, Provigil. I made an appointment with my doctor, discussed my current problems (about 30 daytime somnolences, even while trying to stay awake). It was a desparate time, I could hardly function, even driving was a scare. People at work, thought I was slacking, or some kind of lunatic. I heard someone yell during a meeting, "if you're that tired, why don't you just stay home." I can't get paid to stay home. Does anybody? Has anybody with these kind of problems, filed for an accomodation, as allowed by the EEOC under law of title 1, of the ADA? Just wondered, because I thought that I needed some job protection. By after my doctor wrote the prescription for Provigil, I am much improved, I now have a life. It has been 33 years of torture, a low quality life. Even my own wife, was always getting mad at me about it. She just assumed that I was making it up, be tired and not wanting to help her out. Since being on Provigil, I have finished about a week on it, I have been real close to normal. Two days in a row, I didn't nod off even once. A few others, it was once or twice, in a very quiet and boring setting. Today, while studying a business law, I fell asleep once, and had the usually immediate dream. Other than that, it has been a lifesaver so far. I can't wait to tommorow, so I can tell my doctor. I am also meeting with the attorney that is my business law instructor, maybe he will be the one falling sleep this time. The story hasn't ended, it is evolving. But, I sure hope this medication continues to work. Kathy, I can relate about the naps, I recently went behind the tall cube walls that separate the anechoic test cells from the office areas to take a quick cat nap. It was late on Thursday, and hardly anyone was around. I put my head back on one of the high-back chairs, close my eyes for several seconds, only to get that someone is watching you feeling. I opened my eyes, there is one of the EGM, a high profile engineer, and a tech analyst all looking at me, the look on their faces wasn't one of approval. I often feel, that someday I could get fired, I just hope and pray that I don't. I am married with two young children, boys, ages 9 and 7. I Hope you find some relief.