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Old Aug 29, 2012, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster View Post
Well, I ended up taking Elavil, for the first time in my life - the lowest dose possible at which it is not an AD but a muscle relaxant, to help sleep. It worked. I slept for many hours - too many - and was groggy in the morning, which made me anxious about my performance. So I did take a quarter of a pill of Klonopin, and it was the right choice - I had no anxiety during the interview. I in general performed well, was alert and thinking on my feet etc (it was very tiring), but once I lost a word. The word was "plot" (in the statistical sense). I rarely use it, that is why I think I lost it. It is slowness from Lithium, as my former p-doc explained to me, it is not a "senior moment". I used descriptive words to circumvent the problem and I do not think that the guy noticed. What was unfortunately noticeable was hand tremor. Just slight - not as bad as during my interview in February - but it was there, even though I dropped Depakote two days ago. It must be still present in my system. So I am afraid that they will decide that I am a nervous person, although my posture, speech, and delivery of answers speak the opposite. But oh well, there is nothing to be done about it now. And, I had a migraine starting right before the interview - had to take Imitrex to squash it (successfully). With all the problems - sleep and the migraine - I think I did my best. Now I have to wait for a long time because I was their first candidate.

looks you done fine. Don't worry about forgetting one word... it happens to everybody.

even if you don't get picked, you know you are capable and didn't screw up.
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