Do Psych Meds Help or Hurt You?

I know I haven't found the right combination yet but it depends on which meds you take. If you take certain ones towards your disorder it can help or it could hurt you. It depends on your chemistry. Some people work best without meds but I work better with meds. It's the only way I can stop psychosis. (I've had it twice in one year and both while I was off meds). It has also helped me in many other aspects of my life! It can be hard switching meds to find the right combo but once you find it, it'll save your life and you'll feel better than ever!

My psych meds have helped keep me stable for over four years with very few side effects, so I appreciate that. Before that, I spent years trying to find meds that worked without difficult side effects. There was weight gain, nausea, sedation, flat affect, dehydration, and impacting my kidney function. I was non-complient with my meds for years in my 20s, often forgetting to take them regularly. Today, I need lots of reminders and careful scheduling to ensure that I take them every morning and night. I had to grow to accept that I would need to take these for the rest of my life to be well. That can be frustrating at times, but the alternative is unacceptable. I'm so grateful for my stability.

I love my meds. When I was released from my inpatient mental hospital stay, they'd put me on some largely unnecessary meds, one that made me sleep 16+ hours a day. The withdrawals were absolute hell once my psychiatrist decided we needed to take me off of them, but I would do it a thousand times over, because she found my perfect cocktail, and now, I don't sleep all day, my intrusive thoughts are at bay, my manic episodes are managed, my borderline personality disorder is the most stable it's been in over a decade, my anxiety is managed the best it's been in my entire life, I haven't experienced suicidality in almost 2 whole years, my relationships have improved, I'm able to be around others, I'm recovering from my eating disorder, learning self love, and I'm the best version of myself that I've ever known The only downside to the meds is I'll probably need to get an IUD instead of hormonal birth control due to how much the pill can harm mental health, but I'm honestly okay with that if it means I'll stay mentally okay