Medications are not any sign of being a failure. I don't claim to know too much about medication,except for the one's I've taken. I research them on my own. However, the stigma of mental health in my opinion, makes people think those kinds of things. It's a horrible rocky road to get on the right cocktail of medications, but it's soo worth it when you find the right mixture. You can struggle through feeling terrible the rest of your life, or in the same amount of time struggle through medications to get to the point that you do feel better. And that is worth it to me!