sertraline (2018)
when i started uni i began drinking a lot more than i ever had before and this, combined with my deteriorating mental health, ended up sending me into a series of spiraling breakdowns whenever i got drunk. after new year’s eve, one of the worst nights of my life, i decided it was finally time for me to try antidepressants. i’d always been scared away from them by inaccurate information that people throw around but i was at the end of my tether.
for the first time since i entered my teens i feel somewhat stable. i’m not a complete slave to insane, nonsensical mood swings. i can socialise with my friends without having an episode. living isn’t such a chore, i’m not suicidal every day. medication isn’t the be all and end all, i have a team of people supporting me and i’m still in counselling, but antidepressants are working better for me than i ever expected they would.
if you have a physical illness there is no stigma around taking medication to help you live with your symptoms, there should be no judgement around taking antidepressants.
