Reaching for Hope
When someone close to you is in pain, you hope for a magic cure to help. But most of the time, there is no magic cure especially when it comes to mental illness.
Journey
Journey through Lithium
Nikki’s seven-year drug prescription treatment plan included taking Lithium. With her journey you can gain the knowledge and awareness needed for your own healthcare journey.
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Journey Through Depakote
“At times I would look in the mirror and not even know who I was.”
In the fall of 2015, at the age of twenty-four, I was still having unsuccessful results with my current treatment plan…
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Facing Stigma
Facing the stigma regarding mental health can often present many challenges during your wellness journey.
Journey through Effexor
In early spring of 2013, I was prescribed a new drug for my treatment plan, Celexa.
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Journey through Lexapro
“Distressingly, I was still experiencing the pain of depression and overall unwellness. So before I left for college, my counselor prescribed my first SSRI and the beginning of my journey through Lexapro began. Unfortunately, this journey led me through another wrong path.”
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Journey Past Drug Prescriptions
Awareness and understanding are important factors needed with a drug prescription. While there is a place for prescription medication, the need to be knowledgeable about a prescribed drug is very important to your wellbeing.
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Facing Loneliness
Loneliness tends to be a big part of mental illness. I have and still do with witness this firsthand through my daughter Nikki.
Journey into Prescription Drugs
“Since I was a little girl, I always heard stories of family members struggling with mental illness and being treated with prescription drugs.”
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Journey through Life
Seven years, Nineteen drugs, Two supplements. Four doctors. One nurse practioner. And far too much false hope. I took charge of my own life.
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