Yeah, Sometimes It Sucks to Take Antidepressants... And Sometimes It Sucks Less Than NOT

Alexa, play This is Me Trying by Taylor Swift

One of the most disastrous trips I ever had was when a friend and I took the train up to Santa Barbara and decided, on a whim, to stay overnight.

“But Theodora, that sounds like so much fun!” you say.

It does…unless you are on any medications—particularly any sort of psychotropic medications—and your body and brain will not be OK without them for a day.

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