Hi everyone, i'm new here. I was
diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia
about 2 months ago. My doctor has to put
me on ritalin because my insurance company
denied me provigil. My first question
is, what kinds of side effects have people
who have used this medication had? I'm
just curious as to what to expect. I'm
20 years old, and i've never really been
on any kind of medication.
Second, I was wondering how to tell my
employer about this condition. I have
been working for him for awhile, and I got
in trouble for being late two times last
week because I couldn't get out of bed!
I really don't want to get in trouble for
this again, because my doctor is trying to
get me under control. Have any of you
told your employer? How should I bring
this up to him?
My third and last question is, have any of
you tried any other methods of keeping
yourselves awake? Like, natural methods?
I would really like to try some
effective natural methods instead of
filling my body with stimulants. If
anybody out there has any ideas, please
help!
I know this is a loaded question. If
anyone is able to help me, please do! I
can use all the help I can get!
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holmes
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 4
idiopathic hypersomnia Posted: 05-05-08 21:07pm
I just came across your post and was
wondering how you are doing? I've been
diagnosed with the same thing after tests
and doctors for over a year now. This
thing we have is rare and I too am from
Kentucky. That might just be a
coincidence, but my doc and I are supposed
to talk about clinical trials in August.
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2dica
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 5
Daytime Sleepiness & Work Posted: 05-14-08 10:12am
I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia
and Chronic Fatigue, and dealt with being
late for work just like you for about 6
months before finally having to stop
working altogether - I've been on Long
Term Disability for almost 2 years and my
condition has gotten progresively worse,
despite breif periods of relief.
Don't expect much sympathy from your
employer - its not that they won't have
concern for you personally, its just that
from a business standpoint, all employees
need to be held to the same standards for
performance, and those individuals who are
unwilling or in our case unable to comply
will be dealt with accordingly.
Before you're faced with serious
disciplinary consequences, you must take
urgent steps to obtain effective treatment
and if you're faced with an untreatable
problem a I was, you must take steps
towards legal disability. Without that,
you are not serving yourself well, and
will ultimately flounder as a result of
your illness, something that is unfair and
unnecessary.
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