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I really struggled with medication for a long time.
That, to me, having to be on medication
meant I was really broken, I was really screwed up.
So I would get on it and things would get better,
and I would get off of it.
And then things wouldn't be better and I'd get back on it,
and things would be better so I'd get off of it.
And I was driving my psychiatrist crazy
because she was just like, "Stay on the pills!"
So, eventually I pushed through all of that
and have since been able to lower my dosage of medication
because I don't need as much.
I also have a secondary medication that I take
on days that are really bad.
I can just take it as needed rather than having to be on
a larger dose all the time.
I'm more social again.
My relationships with my kids are much better.
I still have nightmares, I still don't sleep well.
I still get mad in the car when I'm driving.
But I don't have the flashbacks as much.
My startle reflex, I don't want to punch someone
every time a smoke alarm goes off.