I believe any change you make in your life must come from within first. But there are medications out there to help control symptoms and make these changes within reach. You can only swim against the current without taking a break for so long before you tire and drown.

While I know my symptoms can be greatly helped by medication, I absolutely detest taking them. Most of the time it's not even because of any side effects really, I don't know why I choose to make life more difficult by refusing to take them but I do. But I know, when I'm reaching that point where I cannot continue any longer on my own, the meds are available to me.