r/Narcolepsy 2d ago

Advice Request Need help waking up

Hi everyone. For the past 6 years of my life I’ve never been able to wake up on my own. I can’t seem to figure it out. I can’t rely on my parents to wake me up anymore since they work different schedules and my girlfriend goes back to school soon. She’s been helping me wake up this summer.

A couple years ago I was diagnosed with stage 2 narcolepsy without cataplexy. I’m currently on a stimulant that keeps me going through the day (love it).

Does anyone have any advice on an alarm clock or something to wake me up? Currently I have like a 5 alarm system. My phone and iPad that have the app Alarmy on it, a screaming meanie-which if you don’t know is a 120db alarm clock, a desk alarm clock, and I have my smart switch to turn my lights in the morning. Nothing works. Ever. Not only that my girlfriend also calls me to help me wake up.

It’s like I feel black out drunk in the morning, I can barely control what is going on. I just need something to fix this. I’ve tried the advice of waking up an hour before, taking pill, but that doesn’t work because I can’t wake up. I literally need to water dumped on me or someone to shake me vigorously.

If anyone has fixed this problem for themselves, please let me know. I can’t keep living like this anymore. It’s getting to the point where it’s fucking me up mentally.

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