Disclosing my illness at work has never gone well for me. Businesses have offices full of lawyers who know all the ways around the Americans with Disabilities Act. They cannot technically fire someone because he or she has a mental illness, but they can always make up some reason or another to reject a job applicant or fire an employee. So my advice is NEVER disclose your MI to an employer/boss.
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Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment
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Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg
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