hey. i never had trouble with the idea of taking medication. i've fairly much sworn off the stuff now, however, for the simple reason that it doesn't really help me.

we don't think that if diabetics take insulun that it is a moral flaw and so i guess i don't think that if people take psych meds it is a moral flaw either. but that being said, if they don't really help then taking them seems pointless.

part of my reservation is around people being (imo) too quick to take them in the sense that they see them as a first port of call or a quick and instant solution instead of seeing them as something of a last resort.

i'm not sure what problems you are having...
some people find therapy to be an alternative...
but that being said: if the meds help then that has got to be a good thing.

why am i reserved about meds? because... we simply don't know enough about what they do to the brain long term. thats why i'm reluctant. it also seems to be the case fairly often that the side effects of taking the meds (or of withdrawal from the meds) are worse than the problems one was having before they started taking them.

but then i'm talking about taking meds for depression / anxiety for the most part.... though... there have been some fairly good reports of social management for psychotic symptoms so who knows...

;-)