Perhaps this is a reminder that you do, in fact, have a mental illness?

I realize that medication side effects can be miserable and that we sometimes wish off the medications to rid ourselves of them. However, I will be brutally honest when I write that some attitudes towards dread of taking psych meds versus more willingness to take, say, diabetes meds or blood pressure meds, or birth control pills reflects stigma against mental illness. I understand why many people do, including people with mental illnesses, but that itself is part of the problem.

I realize that, psychologically, taking a number of pills can be rough. I certainly believe our medication cocktails should be as low as possible, but still being effective enough. But pill numbers don't have to be THAT big of a deal. I sometimes get annoyed with the task of filling my pill boxes, but doing it (once per week) isn't that bad. Maybe 5 minutes? As for taking my pills? One minute to fill a glass with liquid abd 10 seconds to get them from the pill box cubby down my throat.