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Posted by 1000songs on February 25, 2008, at 20:34:45
Hi,
My sister (20) suffers from BPD and she is taking 100mg.Lamictal and 0.5 mg.Clonazepan.
She got a job interview and they asked her to get a blood test. In the blood test instructions they request that she disclose what medicines she is taking.
What should she say????
How should she justify it?
She is having the test tomorrow morning...
Thank you very much!
Posted by dbc on February 25, 2008, at 20:58:45
In reply to LAMICTAL- WORK BLOOD TEST, posted by 1000songs on February 25, 2008, at 20:34:45
They cant deny her because of a mental condition. Just tell the truth.
Posted by twinch42085 on February 25, 2008, at 21:04:50
In reply to Re: LAMICTAL- WORK BLOOD TEST, posted by dbc on February 25, 2008, at 20:58:45
She will be ok. Just answer the questions truthfully. Her medicines are prescribed by a physician so if anything is said she has a legitimate reason.
GoodLuck! :)
Twinch
Posted by sunnydays on February 25, 2008, at 21:35:04
In reply to LAMICTAL- WORK BLOOD TEST, posted by 1000songs on February 25, 2008, at 20:34:45
They probably just want to know what she takes so they don't overreact if something shows up on the test. If she has a therapist, I would tell her to ask that person's advice since, even though discrimination isn't allowed, it definitely can happen. There's always a way to find a 'more qualified' candidate. But I would say that she should be fine. She doesn't necessarily need to disclose her diagnosis - if they ask for a reason, she could just say for mental health reasons that won't affect my ability to do the job, if that's the truth.
Good luck to her,
sunnydays
Posted by 1000songs on February 26, 2008, at 16:49:47
In reply to Re: LAMICTAL- WORK BLOOD TEST » 1000songs, posted by sunnydays on February 25, 2008, at 21:35:04
Thank you so much for your answers!
I forwarded your feedback to my sister.
Hopefully she'll get the job. :)
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