If you are diagnosed with hypersomnia, your doctor can prescribe various drugs to treat it, including stimulants, antidepressants, as well as several newer medications (for example, Provigil and Xyrem).
You may have your 2015 RMD made payable directly to the charity (provided it meets the IRS definition of a qualified charity), and then designate it as a qualified charitable distribution on your tax return. You'll have satisfied your distribution requirement, and you won't have to pay income taxes on that money.
RMD charitable tax break becomes permanent. December 18, 2015. If you're required to take a minimum distribution from your IRA, you'll again have the option to make that distribution tax free by directing it to the charity of your choice. President Obama has signed a legislative package that included making permanent qualified charitable distributions (QCDs).