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Medication holiday (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/adhd

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My psychiatrist strongly suggested that I take a "medication holiday", meaning not taking meds for up to a month during the summer holidays.

And god damn. I've already ruined my face with skin picking (Started eating compulsively due to lack of stimulation and DoPaMiNe), have gone back to an irregular sleep schedule due to being constantly tired (currently 6AM where I am), and have like 3 trash bags in my house cos I'm having trouble leaving my house.

We love to see that the meds are working! The medication holiday just makes me grateful for the impact of the meds on my everyday life.

Still not gonna take a whole month off though. My life would be in shambles by the end lmfao

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She mainly suggested it for the summer holidays since I've recently graduated from a very stressful and high intensity school program!

She still gave me my meds but I do think she wanted me to take a break so that my body would be able to.... Deflate.

I'm 100% sure I would have kept myself busy and never taken the time to just exist otherwise.

It DID make me realise that I can survive without the meds, though I dislike it.

The first day, I felt like I was gonna ruin my life without it. But now I realise that it was anxiety due to using it and feeling so good with them.

It helped me realise that no, I won't die without them. But I do need them.

They're not crucial to my survival right now so I can reduce the fréquence of taking them.

I usually take a break on Sundays, and take only my anti-depressants ^^ But I guess she might have wanted me to try and gauge how much I needed them now that I've graduated.

[–] improvisedbuttplug 2 points 1 year ago

Do you drink coffee? Because caffeine helps a ton when you’re on a med break.