Originally Posted by kimik21

Thanks so much for your reply. I'm also a first year and I go to a small and rigorous liberal arts college. Transitioning while going through this makes everything difficult as it is. Studying with friends hasn't helped me in the past, maybe because they don't know how to keep me on track and it's hard to see how easily they get things done.

My school has academic advising, which I kind of mentioned already. I'm treated as a student with a "temporary" disability, so I was offered the services you mentioned. I got this smart pen thing from the school that records the lecture as you take notes and it's super helpful for those days when I can't pay attention in class or have a migraine during it. I can also get more time on tests, something I haven't yet taken advantage of too much because I've only had one exam. I studied really hard for it and I've done the reading for the semester, but the prof seemed to think I hadn't and was very nit-picky about my essays and silly details, though I do admit I made a lot of dumb mistakes. Argh.

Right now I'm on an adjustable dose of Amitriptyline that increases each week until it helps the migraines. I was on a baby dose (10 mg) for a while and it did nothing. I'm also on Nabumetone twice a day.

Your advice is comforting. I'll really try to keep what you said in mind when I feel stressed again.