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Yep. There will be dosage adjustments later as you develop a tolerance, but it’s life changing.
One of the things you should be prepared for is grief; being able to function properly on medication made me look back and think what my life could have been like if I had been diagnosed and treated sooner. I had to grieve for the life I missed out on because I didn’t understand how to help my brain function until my 30s.
I am not only overpreparing for grief, but also extremely hesitant to start any medication because I live in a volatile part of the world and don’t know if I can be comfortable depending on medicine that can’t always be found. I’m also scared about things like traveling with medication, or losing professional credibility/legal rights, since it’s still somewhat stigmatized.
I’ve grieved following much smaller improvements to my life.
In 2020 the entire country ran out and people started rationing and sharing their medication. So there’s precedent for people figuring things out.
The grief is honestly one of my biggest fears with starting medication. I don't want to face that my life could have been so much better.
Of course that's not a good reason to not seek help logically, but damn if those built in guilt trips and shame aren't incredibly strong.
Don't feel grief for this time a year from now.
Don’t let it hold you back, it’s worth it. Grief is a part of growth.
The best time to plant a tree is 30 year ago, the second best time is right now.
I did it, I was at peace with the grief after maybe a week. Or at least it wasn't my biggest problem any more.
Yeah I'm in the process of finding a psychiatrist now. It's just been difficult fighting my own built-in reluctance.
Thanks :)
It does no good to look at what could have been. I was diagnosed well into adulthood and I could very easily spiral on the what ifs. Every previous possible me would not be the same me that I currently am so I only concern myself with what I do, not what some other person would do
Ya I heard that it's possible that one may go through a grief stage. I haven't felt it yet thankfully. I think about all the missed potential but in the end, I lived my life on hard difficulty, still made friends and memories and did cool experiences. I'm trying to frame it as "sure on paper you may have lost a decade and a half, but it took that time to come here and now the world is an oyster and you're hungry af".
I appreciate the advice from you 😊 it's all relative since bodies are all different but approximately how long did it take for ya to require a dosage increase? I'm on day 2 and I'm all clammy and gross feeling due to the side effects haha. I can't imagine taking a larger dose anytime soon
I slowly built up over a couple years, then when I quit drinking I was able to reduce down to just over half my top dose.