I have narcolepsy with cataplexy. Sleep apnea and bipolar depression. I’m on several meds & sleep with a bipap. With all this I’ve been able to work full time. I still have some sleepy episodes but few & far between. Also I put my car in park at red lights.

Recently it is you have to hit it 2/5 times, and I think you have to hit it within 15 minutes of falling asleep (as of late 2020)

I'm pretty sure (at least in the USA) you require a sleep test to be diagnosed with narcolepsy. A psychiatrist can't diagnose it especially because there are many sleep disorders. If you have cataplexy then that is definitely more telling but I think you still require a sleep test to look at your REM.

I see several specialists in addition to my primary dr. They don’t talk to each other but I keep them informed.

I was diagnosed 20 years ago. I was put on medicine. My new doctor decided she didn't want to refill them anymore, she sent me to a neurologist who didn't think I had narcolepsy. He sent me to a pulmonary doctor. They did and over night sleep study.
Went back to discuss the results. I saw another Doctor in the team. He believes me!!! He said I do not need another study to prove I have it. My PCP wants me to do though. ugh. All night and all day.