Well, my maternity finished and despite a lot of people asking am I sure I want to go back i was adamant I did, and that Id be fine!
Did 3 days, came home on 3rd day in tears and feeling crazy tired! Its was just too much, felt anxious, tired, achey, sad, buzzy… so what should have been day 4 of work is now day 1 of sick!! Been signed off for 3 weeks and got some citalopram.
But im already feeling anxious about 3 weeks time!! Im useless at work, and can only do about a tiny fraction of what I could before due to limitations, and also safety (I do security in a busy shop)… I just cant feel good about going!
What a gorgeous picture!
Sadly, only you can decide if you can cope or not but I wish you luck with whatever you decide. It is tough being a parent without having MS. With MS and trying to work as well it is totally exhausting. I know I have been there! The only positive I can say is that it got a little easier as the children became older and less physically demanding. Still shattered at the end of every day though! Could you go part time?
Hi,
Sorry you feel so horrible at the moment. It sounds like you have been chucked in at the deep end. Its hard enough dealing with going back to work after having a baby but ms on top of that isn’t going to help matters.
Its good you went to see your gp and got some medication, when that starts to kick in you will feel a lot better I’m sure, so you are really going to have to take one day at a time and stop worrying about going back to work and concentrate on getting yourself better. Work will wait, your health won’t. Citalopram should help your mood and when it kicks in you will be able to look at things in a different light believe me. Maybe your work would let you phase back into work?
Take care
Suex