Posted by jerrympls on September 13, 2004, at 5:32:03
In reply to Re: Thanks all - I'm done. Jerry, posted by Jasmineneroli on September 13, 2004, at 1:37:03
> Hey Jerry:
> Just checking in with you......wondering how things are right now?
> Did your therapist give you any new suggestions/help?
> When will you be seeing your Pdoc next?
> I've been thinking about you quite a bit and hoping things are tolerable at worst, or looking up now :).
> Warmest wishes
> Jas
HI Jas-Thanks for thinking of me. I had a good session with my therapist and tomorrow (Monday) I see a sleep specialist - so I am hoping that goes well.
As for everything else - work is really getting me down. My manager is trying to be accomodating and we're going to meet to see if working more from home and/or having a more flexible schedule would help. That's part of the reason I'm up so early (it's 5:20am central time). I worried that they'll have me doing some boring job instead of the one I'm doing now. But my therapist made a good point - he said that taking a step back right now doesn't mean I can't take a step forward in the future. There was much more to the conversation - but that made the most sense to me. I told him that I felt defeated by giving in to the job duty switch at work. Again he said something that made sense - he said "Feeling defeated doesn't necessarily mean you've lost the battle..." And I think that's true.
I've been reading about the Americans with Disabilities Act about what employers can and can't do to those with a mental illness (I'm "registered" with out Disability Services) and found out they can't lower my pay or necessarily fire me while trying to accommodate me.
Anyway, I seemy pdoc this week too and I'm going to be more assertive and tell him we've got to do more. He's mentioned adding Mirapex - but he doesn't seem to follow through with what he says he's going to do. He's also one of those pdocs that can't remember me or my case from appointment to appointment. UGH...but I DO have the option to switch doctors. We'll see. Right now the 375mg of Effexor isn't doing much of anything - it's not helping with my depression OR anxiety. Perhaps a trial on Cymbalta....I dunno.
Anyway, I GREATLY appreciate you writing...it's nice to know someone out there is thinking about me druing these rough times.
Thanks again! and I'll keep you updated -
Jerry
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