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Medication

Welcome to the medication archive. If you’ve clicked this tag, then you’re interested in quickly finding all the articles that are related to this topic. If so, then you’re in the right place.

Here you’ll find all the articles that have been tagged to be about medication or to contain information about this topic.

Articles here may include personal accounts as well as tips and information on the subject.

Taking Antidepressants Isn’t A Big Deal, Here’s Why

9 June 202415 September 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a woman with pick hair, holding a mirror in her hands that is covered in medication as you see her face reflected in the mirror to represent the topic of the article - Taking Antidepressants Isn't A Big Deal, Here's Why

Reading Time: 6 minutesThere is still stigma around taking antidepressants. This article challenges the pill shaming things people still say about taking medication for your mental health

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Depression, Medication57 Comments

Medication: How To Report Bad Interactions

12 June 202413 May 2020 by Unwanted Life
A person sorting medication into a seven day medication box to represent - Medication: How To Report Bad Interactions

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis article outlines how you can report medication side effects and interactions between multiple medications to make medicine safer

Categories Advice, General, MeTags Medication36 Comments

What Is The Mentality Behind Pill Shaming?

19 June 202421 April 2019 by Unwanted Life
A picture of a woman taking medication with a thought bubble that says - What Is The Mentality Behind Pill Shaming?

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis article discusses pill shaming and the impact it has, plus I reflect on my own experience with taking medication for my mental health

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Medication, Shame12 Comments

Taking Antidepressants And Being Forced To Go Cold Turkey

19 June 202414 April 2019 by Unwanted Life
A guy in winter clothing standing on a frozen over body of water during winter with the title of the article - Taking Antidepressants And Being Forced To Go Cold Turkey - in the top right corner

Reading Time: 8 minutesAntidepressants come with a lot of pros and cons, but one thing you’re not meant to do is go cold turkey, so how can you avoid it?

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Anxiety, Medication, Mental Health Trust, Psychosis, What is...16 Comments

The Unusual Link Between Drug-Induced Psychosis And My Anxieties

19 June 202410 April 2019 by Unwanted Life
A distorted picture of a woman looking into a mirror to represent psychosis with the title of the article - The Unusual Link Between Drug-Induced Psychosis And My Anxieties - in the top right corner

Reading Time: 10 minutesI discuss the background of my anxiety disorders and how drug use played their part in their development: drug-induced psychosis

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Addiction, Anxiety, Medication, Psychosis, Racism10 Comments

My GP Surgery Test Results: Digestive Troubles And Bowel Cancer

19 June 20247 April 2019 by Unwanted Life
A doctor sitting in an office with a teenage patient with the title of the article in the top right corner which says - My GP Surgery Test Results: Digestive Troubles And Bowel Cancer

Reading Time: 4 minutesI discuss the embarrassment of trying to get help with my digestive problems and my GPs talking about bowel cancer as a cause

Categories General, Health, MeTags Cancer, Medication10 Comments

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