Addendum to the previous two entries

[hmpf]

I forgot to mention two important facts:

1.) I went to see a doctor about my going-to-sleep problem, a week and a half ago. He prescribed some anti-depressant that apparently also works for sleep problems. I lost the prescription, though, and haven't gotten around to going to the doctor again to ask for another one. The main purpose of the visit was not getting medication, though, but finding out what he thought about my morning job in the context of my current rampant sleep problems. He certified that I am currently not able to work in the morning.

2.) With this certificate I then went to talk to my boss. She offered to find something for me to do at some other time of day, but, since I currently feel so overwhelmed by the whole thesis plus main job plus everyday crap thing, I said that it was probably better if I quit that part of the job entirely. She was very accommodating and I got a new contract with fewer hours almost immediately. So now I work ten hours less per month, and therefore earn even less money than before - but my daily rhythm throughout the week has become a bit more regular, and right now, I feel that that is for the best. Financially, it just means that I'll have to take a slightly larger percentage of my monthly budget out of my savings. That sucks, of course, but the important thing is, I *do* still have enough savings to get through the rest of the thesis and exams phase, and a bit beyond that, so it's not (yet) an existentially threatening situation.

Comments

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Hey, just jumping in here to ask, was the anti-depressant amitryptalyne? I just got a scrip for it today too, for almost the exact same thing.

Nope.

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

I've just found the prescription again, and it says "Insidon."

May still be the same thing, of course - medications often have different names in different countries.

Re: Nope.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Yeah, here, amatryptaline is called Elavil.

[ommadon.livejournal.com]

The doctor's advice should be heeded, I've always found them surprising helpful for this type of thing *nods*

Really?

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

I have a tendency to go to the doctor for every little thing, but I still have a very limited trust in them. I've rarely had really positive results from medication or any other kind of treatment.

Re: Really?

[ommadon.livejournal.com]

I guess there might be a degree thing at work here... I was really sick by the time I finally went, and what they did helped. That said I couldn't see it at the time, I was too close. Stick at it, most of these drugs take time to work properly.

Jippie!

[(Anonymous)]

...oder so....
Ich glaube immer noch an Dich!!!! Du schaffst das!!!
Und außerdem: wozu sonst sind Ersparnisse da? Geld kann man nicht essen, außer man tauscht es im Laden um;-)
(((Hmpf)))
LG, Kiki

[jazzymegster.livejournal.com]

Random guessing at anti-depressants: mirtazapine? (I have it because it knocks me out, but also because it makes me eat. I've put on weight for the first time in years. It's kind of odd...)

Nope, Insidon.

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

Still, that may be essentially the same thing. Medications have different names in different countries, and also, many medications are essentially the same anyway.

Re: Nope, Insidon.

[jazzymegster.livejournal.com]

Not the same stuff according to the internet, but who knows? And yes, they are: look at all the options of you can have from deciding to take the Pill (only on my mind because I just have started taking it).