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Old May 22, 2009, 05:01 PM
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By all means, don't stop the meds just because mom says so. Mom doesn't always know best, even if she thinks so. If I didn't have the meds I take today, I wouldn't be married anymore, I wouldn't have a job, I would be bankrupt and probably in jail. It's the little pills in the morning and the little pills at night that make me act in a socially acceptable manner. It's hard to step outside your own head and see reality - when you have a condition, you see everything through its filter. After three second opinions, I would highly doubt that they could all be wrong. Take care of yourself, and if that means disregarding mom's advice, then so be it. She'll get over you listening to the doctors, and she'll eventually either accept that you've got a mental illness, or she will go into denial so deep that she won't talk about it, but either way, you will get the care you need from your pdoc. Good for you telling her - it takes a lot of courage.
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