Posted by Ted on July 25, 2002, at 13:07:53
In reply to Re: Coping » Ted, posted by tabitha on July 24, 2002, at 15:13:08
Tabbi,
> Oh, having trouble doing job. That's when it gets though. I meant more like blowing off housecleaning and regular oil changes for a bit.
Ha! I blow those off regularly! (Uh oh... I better check my oil change log...)
> Is there a chance you're magnifying your loss of productivity though? It may not be so noticeable to others, if you're not missing deadlines.
That's just it. I don't have any well-defined tasks right now. So I end up goofing off much of the time. I have a private office, so I am not so visible, but nonetheless..... Yes, I talked to my manager, and I'm supposed to be doing a new product design, but nothing is happening with it just yet.
>I've taken sick time for depression so as not to be moping around the office, but that brings its own anxieties.
Yeah, I could do that. But why? If I stay at home, I am pestered by my young son (6-1/2). All I'll want to do is sleep and stare out a window.
> If you're changing meds, it shouldn't be long before the new ones kick in, should it?
Oh yes it will! I'm still going down on my zoloft. I still have 1.5 weeks to go before I'm off it, then I have to start celexa, which could take up to 6 weeks to do anything beneficial IF it works at all. In the best scenario, if celexa works after 2 weeks, it'll be a month before I am feeling OK.
I was telling my wife just this morning that I want to stop my depakote (I have bipolar-1.5). I'm thinking that I need the (hypo)manic boost :-) but she told me NO WAY.
> Wish I could be more helpful, besides tossing in the old standy-by "hang in there, it'll get better"
Yeah, I know. After all, that's what I say to others. :-( It is usually true, and when it happens, I'll look back and think it wasn't really all that bad.
->*sigh*<-
Ted
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