Advice Yet Again

[days_unfolding]

My new antidepressant is working, but makes it even harder to get up in the morning. Well, the problem is that it makes me get at least 7.5 hours of sleep no matter when I set my alarm. This week, I've been staying up late working on the final project for the class that I didn't take an incomplete on. However, I'm still not done with the final project and it's two days late (and counting). The Library Director is getting pissed about my getting in late and having doctor's appointments. He's not my boss (who, I suspect, would be cooler about it), but I do have to work with him. (Somehow, I think that he'd be more pissed if I wound up taking a medical leave of absence, but that would mean that I wouldn't have to deal with his reactions.) I have talked to the doctors and therapist about the med making me wake up even later, but they don't want to change it because I am feeling better (and, for that matter, am being more productive at work), and they seem to think that if I'm getting to work at all, I'm doing really well. I feel like I'm between a rock and a hard place.

So, here's what I think that I should do:

1. Take an incomplete in the other class (which is annoying because I'm getting close to being done, but need a couple more late nights to finish).
2. Get to sleep earlier.
3. Talk to my boss about what's going on.

Does that sound like a good plan?

I really hate my life right now :( The thing that I hate the most about any sort of mental illness is that you need to be really need to be at the top of your game to deal with the problems that it causes, but generally, you're at your worst.

Comments

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

Well, the other Incomplete is a fait accompli because the prof said that I needed to get the final project to him by 5 PM, and obviously, I didn't.

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

Prof #2 sent such a nice response that I almost cried. He said that I was a good student, and he wanted me to do well, and that I should take care of myself. So there wasn't a problem with the Incomplete grade.

[platofish.livejournal.com]

Its probably a good idea to talk to your boss -- as always don't give specific details just let them know there are valid reasons for coming in later in the morning related to your health ("its due to medication I have to take" is enough information) and that you are aware of it and taking active steps to do something about it (asking your Dr. if you can change Rx.

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

I'll contact her on Monday. I was too tired today to deal with it.

[sunshine-two.livejournal.com]

I don't know what the situation with your courses are, and whether you need to finish them to keep your job but, I'd choose the two most important things --- your health and your salaried job, and focus on those things. Drop the rest until you're better. Just my 2 cents.

Hope you're better soon.

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

Well, I did get an extension on the courses, but I do have to finish them. But no, I don't need them to keep my job. I'll try to pace myself better.