My mother asked me about my medications + whether I'll take them for life... she's very anti-medications... I told her either I take them for life or I'm suicidal + can't leave my bed to do any normal day-to-day tasks. Functioning in this world is much harder than many ppl think.
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If they balance you out and make you feel better, take them. You may reach a point later on in life when you don't need them anymore. Our bodies and minds are in an ever changing state of flux.
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I feel much better on them. At least I can get out of bed, get assignments done. I enjoy reading and my hobbies. My nurse warned me about potentially committing suicide on them, I haven't had any symptoms - suicide doesn't even come to my mind.
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You seem to me to be in a much better mood. If you're not experiencing any side effects, keep on doing what you're doing. If it aint broke, don't fix it (or change it).
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No side effects other than being a bit impulsive with money, but I've started a savings chart + deleted my shopping apps so I don't overspend. I just need to sort out my sleep now + I need to lose weight.
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Those are common problems that a lot of people have and they may not be caused by your medication. Correlation does not imply causation.
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I never said they were, except for shopping. I've been more impulsive than usual + shopping like crazy since I got on meds, bc I'm so happy. But I am also on an antipsychotic mood stabiliser which causes insomnia according to my nurse. Bad sleep = so many other bad things for me.
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I'm a terrible shopper. I've been known to need things and procrastinate buying them for years. I don't know what that's all about. I have issues. lol