New Jobs and Epilepsy..

Question

How do people go about disclosing their epilepsy to work/ manage work and dr appointments? I just started a new job at a big corporation, and my last job at a mid level law firm was super flexible. They let me take an hour or two for my appointments (counting my “30 min lunch break” so I only had to take 30-45 minutes extra). We were also offered a hybrid schedule, which was really nice since one of my biggest triggers is lack of sleep. However, I do sleep HORRIBLY even with my CPAP (but thats a whole different issue…). But this new position is 5 days a week in the office.

I told my manager I have epilepsy (more so for emergency contact purposes/rescue medication and what to do when I hit the ol stop and drop). When I sent it to her, I asked about the policy for doctors appointments and she set up a meeting for us tomorrow to talk about it.

How do you guys manage/navigate/balance your medical needs with work? I work in a legal department at a big corporation as an assistant and I just started two weeks ago… I dont want it to seem like I cant handle my job or am asking for extra accommodations.

Posted Sep 10, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC

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