“I was afraid to even drive to work for fear of falling asleep and my head was bobbing forward at my desk at work all day.”
I’ve experienced that. I could fall asleep instantly at my desk or at a stoplight. My doc said it might be sleep apnea and he referred me to the sleep clinic which confirmed it. I was stopping breathing many times a night and would partially wake up, so there was no uninterrupted sleep. I got a CPAP machine which helps somewhat, but not 100%.
Have you talked to your doc about the narcolepsy problem?
I only had it that one time in my whole life, so it definitely wasn’t sleep related.