Posted by stargazer2 on August 11, 2009, at 18:54:34
In reply to Medication induced drowsiness at work?, posted by malcolm6491 on August 11, 2009, at 7:01:15
a few thoughts...
the less said, the better. no one needs to know exactly what your diagnosis is, except those to whom you must reveal it, i.e. if you had to take a short term leave and needed to report on your condition to someone who was responsible for this sort of thing, i.e. a nurse in the employee health area, for example. this happened to me once, so i know about this.
if you are falling asleep during the day, your meds are not at the right level for you to be working and trying to function in a somewhat normal state. This will only serve to draw more attention to yourself than you want or need.
Have you discussed the with your doc? your doc should be able to suggest something like, taking them at a different time of day, i.e. switching them from morning to night or vice versa, you can sometimes change the effects of a medication.
or the dosage may be too high and should be lowered. also, another med can be added to a particular medication to decrease daytime sleepiness.
Work with your doc to get to a more functional level so you can perform the work duties you are being paid to do. No boss will tolerate that kind of issue for too long, no matter how much they try and sympathize with someone's condition.
Our work environment today would not tolerate
anything less than alert and on top of your game. too much competition today and no room for any excuse. i think that would be true of any medical condition which causes extreme and noticable sleepiness, to the degree you are experiencing.What meds are you taking, dosages, time of day?
sometimes others here may be able to see through a combination of meds and offer advice, since so many of us have been through it all.
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