A question:

[JustMyself]

Does it make anyone else incredibly anxious and low to think that they’ll most probably need to take their medication for the rest of their lives?

[Hidden]

It definitely makes me feel low thinking I’m going to be on antidepressants forever.

[JadedKitteh]

Sometimes it does. But, I've accepted that I have a disease, and I need to take meds to help manage it. Just like a person with diabetes who needs insulin every day to survive, I need my meds to survive.

[Hidden in reply to JadedKitteh]

Couldn't have said it any better

[Purrsona]

I don't feel ashamed or anything about it. I am a bit afraid of the pharmaceutical supply chain being disrupted, which would be disastrous for millions of people.

[hypercat54]

It depends what illness you have. If bi polar for example then you probably need to always take meds. If depression or anxiety then almost certainly not.

It's the same as any physical health condition which needs meds to control it, just be grateful we aren't living hundreds of years ago where help wasn't available and too many people died young.

[Dolphin14]

Not at all. I need it for quality of life.

[JustMyself in reply to Dolphin14]

I do like your way of looking at it.

[Bluetj]

Unfortunately, I do. Having to adjust to this being my life. 😔😔😢😢

[JadedKitteh]

It is hard. It took me some time to accept that this was my new "normal".

[Hidden]

Absolutely...I self medicated for years with weed then Vicodin then weed then cymbalta then cymbalta and weed and buspirone. Guilt shame guilt wit a little bit of the low-lows..........maybe if we can forgive ourselves for the moment and hope that the future will someday let us not feel like lab rats

[MDDGAD]

We need to love ourselves as we are, meds and all!

I don't really feel anxious over it. /currently going through a episode where my "normal" medications had to be changed. I do so wish I could be who I was on the prior regimen. But I'm slowly getting there. That makes me anxious - changes to my meds.

I'm grateful to have these medications because if you have a chemical imbalance, therapy alone doesn't cut it for most (in my opinion).

Good luck and let yourself off the hook.