medshaming

medication is important because it helps stabilizes our mood so we can be in society and feel normal.

I mixed up my sleep meds with my daytime med and I didn’t feel like myself. Others noticed. Today I am paying for it and I’m a zombie.

#takeyourmeds #medshaming #Medicationhelp
#CheckInWithMe

I removed someone from my life today who straight up said to myself and others with BPD that pharmaceuticals aren't the answer. That people aren't deficient in pharma drugs, they are deficient in something else. She told me I need to cut out sugar and refine my diet and that she tells people to stop taking their meds. This is dangerous advice for someone like me. Trauma (especially during childhood) causes long-term disruption in the brain's hippocampus, amygdala, and medial prefrontal cortex, not to mention norepinephrine and cortisol systems. My meds help correct this. A healthy diet with less/no sugar has been proven to help neurotypical depression. It does NOT, however, provide the same benefits to someone with a personality disorder. This type of thinking and preaching is dangerous and needs to stop. There is no singular magic solution when it comes to mental health. Period.