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Meds and hateful coworkers

Posted by sleepykitty on February 01, 2002 at 00:13:33:

In Reply to: Re: EDS + Sex Harassment + hateful coworkers posted by whatnow on January 31, 2002 at 20:58:51:

Whatnow-
Been where you're at 2 years ago but at least mine wasn't sexual harassment in nature. I almost think I could handle a male boss better than an insecure female boss. In the end it is the same result. Deceit, undue scrutiny, coworkers jump on ship causing heartbreaking stress, lost friendships, you begin to wonder if it is really you...

I was on Provigil and I have never felt so out of control of my life. When I hear ya'll write that you are spending 3 hrs to pay bills (others said the same thing) I have to think in the back of my mind that Provigil may be the cause. I couldn't hold a thot for an instant, had trouble writing checks and getting the right amount written in both places, couldn't visualize the right sequence for the numbers... I think you need to talk to your doc about your meds and document how many ways you are having difficulty doing routine tasks. I've discussed before on this forum the possiblity that the side effects I experienced may have been the combination of stress w/ the Provigil. My sleep doc said it was just stress and sleep deprivation.

Whatever it is, believe me, you have got to get help because what you are going thru is not likely to go away. I thot I was going to hang in there and work it out because I wanted to continue in that dept which I'd worked in for 7 yrs, despite the retalitory nature of the coworkers. Eventually was fired but I realize now that I couldn't have tolerated the stress much longer anyway. Yes, as you will also see I've shared here, the stress of pursuing an EEOC claim, which then was dismissed and directed to be handled thru a lawsuit, has been very hard on me. But, being free from having to get up and go in to that kind of persecution every day, and the hope that I can clear my name to at least some of the people involved is worth it to me. Realistically I know the fact that I sued them will always be held against me in some ways, even possibly w/ other prospective employers but it was what I felt I had to do for all the others with hidden disabilities that weren't being given the accommodations they were entitled to. And, the Lord will carry me thru that too.

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