These are my nighttime meds. Allergy pill, pill to help my brain process dopamine correctly (no longer taking this one), mood stabilizers, sleep meds. This is a “for the foreseeable future” sort of regimen. This, plus my adhd meds in the morning, help keep me stable. They’ve made my life so much easier in the past 6 months than it has been in years. Medication is saving me grief and heartbreak and anxiety and struggle at work and hurting those close to me.
On some days I struggle with the idea that I’ll be taking these meds or some like them for, as I said earlier, the foreseeable future. But I felt the same way about glasses when I first got them. It is difficult to adjust to looking outside ourselves for something crucial to our safe and comfortable existence. It’s scary and frustrating that we can’t do these things for ourselves, but sometimes we just can’t.
If you need meds, remember that they are just something that helps. They're another aid. They're like therapy, glasses, orthopedic shoes, or vitamins. They're like wearing a coat in the winter because your body can’t create and maintain heat by itself in those conditions. It’s not a weakness, it’s not a burden. It’s just another tool.
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