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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not specify my exact diagnosis. Just say you are changing meds for a health problem under the supervision of a physician. They can’t ask what the illness is.[/quote]

I agree.  I would mention that I have a medical condition that requires routine treatment and may require out-of-office visits to health professionals to handle.  I would mention that you are changing treatment plans and that you may require additional out-of-office medical leave based on the treatment transition.

You don't have to include specifics, but giving them the general description should make it easier for you to request leave if you are having adverse reactions to the change in medication or whether you require additional healthcare visits.  It might also help to explain if your behavior changes in the office.  One of the signs that certain medications are not good for patients is when there are unexplained changes in behavior.  My wife has a medical condition and keeps her employer and coworkers informed that she has a medical condition that requires medication treatment so that in the event that she has behavioral changes, they can comment privately to her.  Over the years, there have been a couple of medications that she had to abandon because of behavioral changes.  One was marked by a behavioral change (minor memory lapses) that were more evident in her work setting than at home where I could observe.  It was first called to attention by a co-worker who she had worked with for several years, telling her that her missing X was unlike her and they had a discussion about it.  That's when we started tracking and realized that it was more pervasive than either of us noticed on our own and she was able to get the medication changed to another alternative.[/quote]

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