I try not to fear meds. If we all feared getting this and that we'd never try anything. I know that's part of the reason people never go on them or quit, though. Some fears are more justified than others. I'll admit that I would be quite hesitant to go back on a few medications I've taken in the past, but haven't completely ruled out some others I have taken and had stopped. Sometimes a second try on a medication is surprisingly better than the first try. Though sometimes not.

What I ask myself is "What was worse, the worst of my illness or side effects from this or that?" The answer is my illness, by far. Of course I've never had TD, but I keep that fact in mind --that I've never had TD and there is a large enough chance I won't to suit me.