About Me: Male, 55, Boise - ID, member since Feb 2008
I was employed at Hewlett-Packard Co. for 23 years, during which time I worked as a production operator (2 yrs), electronic technician (10 yrs), technical writer (10 yrs), and technical support engineer (1 yr). In August of 2001, I was "workforce reduced". Since then, I
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[More] have been trying to find full-time work in another company, but have only found temp work as a tech writer in various industries, and as a hand solderer and board tester in the electronic manufacturing industry.
I started seeing a psychologist and a psychiatrist in November 2005 for depression. Since then, they have discovered some disorders which I believe I have had all my life: OCD, OCPD, PPD, and a sleep disorder in which I do not get enough REM sleep. I took various drugs prescribed by those two doctors (Lexapro, Cymbalta, Risperdal, Ambien, Wellbutrin, Adderall, Lorazepam). After having an adverse reaction to Adderall (seeing skulls dancing around every time I closed my eyes), I went off the drugs cold turkey. I went through hell for three weeks (hot-flashes, tingling extremities, buzzing brain, vertigo). Then, I developed anxiety disorder; hence the prescription for Lorazepam. I would like to eventually like to be drug-free and that has been my quest, along with once more becoming gainfully employed. I am also trying to deal more effectively with the disorders I have so I can cope with people in any environment.
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