I'm sure anyone who has ever taken a medication for a condition that really effected their quality of life knows the agony of choosing between the relief from the condition and the relief from the side effects of the medication.
It's never an easy choice. Especially when the condition is mostly behaviorally symptomatic. In my case, it's choosing to be unbelievably tired 24/7 or have serious depression/mood swings that can potentially hurt those around me.
The good news is that being on a medication for a few months that relieved my symptoms, but made me something of a zombie, has reminded me how bad the symptoms can get, and (I think) made me better able to control them, even after having quit the medication. I'm trying very hard not to make the people I care about pay for my illness.
Who the hell knows. I still feel irrevocably defective a lot but I'm trying to cut myself a little slack.
It's never an easy choice. Especially when the condition is mostly behaviorally symptomatic. In my case, it's choosing to be unbelievably tired 24/7 or have serious depression/mood swings that can potentially hurt those around me.
The good news is that being on a medication for a few months that relieved my symptoms, but made me something of a zombie, has reminded me how bad the symptoms can get, and (I think) made me better able to control them, even after having quit the medication. I'm trying very hard not to make the people I care about pay for my illness.
Who the hell knows. I still feel irrevocably defective a lot but I'm trying to cut myself a little slack.
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Also, i LOVE declare dessert too. Alas, it was not mine.
Will post sideboob pics when they are taken.