 [ Symptoms ] i am taking strattera and the generic of celexa is that safe for a pregnancy [ Disease ] if you have been officially diagnosed with narcolepsy and are not being treated then no you probably should not be driving however a lot of people claim to have narcolepsy when they do not narcolepsy is not just feeling sleepy from time to time or dozing off at the wheel of a car narcolepsy involves several symptoms including sudden loss of muscle control hallucinations and sleep paralysis    among others only a doctor can positively diagnose narcolepsy some of the symptoms of narcolepsy can be treated with medications a health care professional will advise the person with narcolepsy if it is safe for them to drive i hope this helps i have mild narcolepsy and my solution to the problem of sleep attacks while driving is to think about i e anticipate what i will be doing at my destination this seems to reengage the prefrontal cortex and what used to be called the reticular activating sysem in the midbrain and brainstem and has worked extraordinarily well i disagree elizabeth with your statement narcolepsy is not just feeling sleepy from time to time or dozing off at the wheel of a car narcolepsy involves several symptoms including sudden loss of muscle control hallucinations and sleep paralysis    among others  this is incorrect i have narcolepsy with nothing else i have been diagnosed and am on a strict regimen of meds and life style changes as for a dr having to officially diagnose yes