“You don’t have this diagnosis because you can survive unmedicated.” When I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety about 10 years ago, I immediately started medication.
It was a long and hard road, filled with horrible side effects, various doses, different cocktails and mixes of pills, terrifying withdrawal and a roller coaster of physical and mental impacts.
Ultimately, I ended up deciding not to continue with further medication trials after some truly traumatizing experiences. A few years ago, when I was finally diagnosed with ADHD, I was faced with the medication question again.
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