How do you know if your medication is working? If it’s antibiotics for a sickness, it’s fairly easy to tell because you get better physically, but how do you tell when it’s for something like depression or ADHD?
Honestly, I’m not sure. And it doesn’t help that when I talk to my psychiatrist I don’t remember how the last month has gone. I also don’t remember what I was like when I was unmedicated. I just don’t remember details like that.
All I know, is my depression has been getting worse, and I’m still struggling with my executive dysfunction and getting stuff done.
So, when do I say this isn’t working? Is it when it gets so bad I’m not functioning at all? Is it when I start to struggle? How do I draw the line between when I’m doing fine and when I’m not doing fine?
These are the questions I ask myself about my medications. But this time, I’m bringing up my concerns with my psychiatrist, and I’m going to try to get back in with a therapist, because something has to change. I can’t keep going on like this, not feeling capable of taking care of myself, let alone my family and our home.
So, that’s where I’ve been mentally the last couple weeks. Hopefully I’ll be doing better in the near future.
The Neurodivergent Homemaker 