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[novapsyche]

I ran across this post.

I have a lot of friends who take meds, and I work with someone who does, too. I have other friends who should take their meds, but went off of them intentionally. My sister, in fact, is bipolar, but doesn't take her meds. As someone who isn't on meds, I can't speak to what they do or how they affect you.

But I was struck by his reason: my taking medication is for the benefit of others not for myself. Do you agree with that line of reasoning?

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[merowme.livejournal.com]

I can understand where he is coming from. Sometimes it does feel like you are only taking the drugs for other people and not for yourself and sometimes that doesn't feel like enough. The side effects can make you feel worse than the illness does and can make you feel like it isn't worth the trouble so you stop taking them. Or you feel like you are cured and you don't need them any more so you stop taking them. And for a while, it's okay. You still have the drug in your system or have the effects for a while and then whammo. You are back where you started or worse, you go through withdrawl.

I feel like I'm taking the drugs for my husband kyril and my mom and not for myself. That's enough for me because I love them enough to not make them go through what happens when I stop taking my meds. I did that once and saw how much it hurt them. Now I know that I may have to change meds from time to time but I'll probably take them for the rest of my life no matter how bad they make me feel.