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Originally posted by Dionysus
Where did I say or imply that my comments were supposed to be sensitive?
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Haha.
As someone who suffers from depression and takes meds for it, though, I'm going to have to agree with Dionysus. I basically get psychotic if I skip my meds for more than a day -- and from what I've seen of the people I know who are bipolar, it's even worse for them. Chances are going on and off your meds will affect your social/love life more than the condition itself. People understand that depression (bipolar or unipolar) isn't something that you can control and they make allowances for it . . . but they don't understand it when you're deliberately not taking your meds or making it so you can't get your meds (like not refilling them on time) -- both of which are actually pretty common for those who are depressed, but harder for the average non-depressed person to understand, and often it really bothers them.
Is there anyway that next time you can get these pills so that you don't have to skip a few days?