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Originally Posted by musikcrazy
I have accepted a new teaching job next year teaching music at a K-8 school. I am very excited about the job as it will offer many new callenges for me. But I also know that the job will be stressful. I plan to go off of my meds in June b/c I would like to have another baby. So, I am worried that I will not be able to handle going off my meds and starting a new job. I will be 36 in August and the clock is ticking ( for having another baby). I know it's probably crazy to do all of this going into a new job, but I don't want to wait too long to have another baby. Any suggestions or advice? Thanks!
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Have you thought about maybe waiting to go off your meds until you've been at the job for awhile to see how you are handling it? Or maybe instead of going off completely right away, you could try lower doses for a few months and see how you react? That way if you need to go back on them, it would be easier to go back up on the doses than to start from scratch again. Just an idea. I wish I could have had a child, but going off my meds to try just didn't work out well for me. I then wanted to try foster care but my soon-to-be ex-husband and I were starting to have problems by that time, so that didn't work out either. Now I'm happy enough to have my cat as my "baby". And she doesn't talk back or sneak out and go to parties
I wish you the best in whatever you decide!!
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