How to Wean Off Your Prescription Meds
Changing your lifestyle may help you accomplish this.
I was formally diagnosed with depression at the age of sixteen. It was kind of weird because I cried quite often and had zero emotional regulation tactics. I sought refuge in community theatre, my school counselor, and friends. A few years after my father was diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia, my school counselor and pediatrician highly recommended antidepressants. They put me on the lowest dosage I know of — 5mg. Still, I couldn’t wrap my head around only being able to function with the aid of “happy pills,” especially at my age. It was a foreign substance that would supposedly alter my brain chemistry for the better.
Almost ten years later, I am still on Lexapro, an antidepressant. About two years back, we upped my dosage to 10mg in an effort to appease my relentless palpitations I couldn’t seem to soothe. I attribute the added stress to transferring to a new college and being faced with “adult things.”
I was presented with a completely novel lifestyle that was incredibly important for me to succeed at. I felt myself struggling to tread the water beneath me.
After an adjustment period of about two weeks, I was feeling more at equilibrium. I decided I didn’t have time to devote to improving myself and…
