Medication Compliance Success!

[stillbroken]

It is difficult for me to take my meds on time, but really hard to take the Xanax as needed. Now, I know everyone here might not agree with my Rx, but I almost never take it. It gets to point where I cannot function.

Well, tonight, I realized my anxiety, "put on my big girl panties", and took my meds like I am supposed to! I am hopeful that I can continue to use it as needed, as a tool and not a crutch.

So, today marks 3 days of taking my regular meds on time, and one instance of taking the Xanax as prescribed.

And, to top it all off, I scheduled an appt with my psych for a med check/ disability paperwork.

I'm pretty sure that a lot of us struggle with compliance, denial, etc, so I thought I'd share my victory. :)

 

[catjudo]

Way to go!

Med compliance is an issue for me. My doc knows that I am frequently non-compliant but always honest. If I say I'm taking my meds, I'm taking them. If I'm not taking them I let him know. He can't make me take them, nor does he try.

I am currently struggling with taking all of my medications as prescribed. I'm coming off of an extended period of severe depression. I'm feeling better and stronger than I have in quite some time but am having trouble tolerating the side effects of the medications that helped me get here. It's a precarious position...I can't go back to the symptoms I was having just a few weeks ago but feel like living with these side effects isn't much of a life. I find myself self-adjusting my dosages and hoping for the best until I see my psychiatrist again.