Do you get excuses like this or is it because I am identified as a clinical 
psychologist? This is an intro student, not an abnormal psych  or clinical 
methods student (although I teach those courses and they mostly all know that I 
do). This kind of excuse seems to be more and more common for me. Should 
student performance (and evaluation) be dependent on appropriate medications?
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Prof. Scott,

May I please take my exam on Tuesday? I want to take the exam a day later 
because I am really struggling right now with motivation, the reason I am 
struggling is because my psychiatrist wanted me to begin taking a mood 
stabilizer, Trileptal, in addition to the Zoloft and Adderall that I am already 
taking. Instead of feeling emotionally stable I have felt overwhelmingly 
depressed, I have not been able to will myself into doing much of anything, 
except sleep. The Trileptal was introduced on Wednesday night and needless to 
say I have stopped taking it. May I please take the exam one day later so that 
I may have some time to rest and recover?

Sincerely,

(a student doing poorly in the class)  ------------Unquote

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