Frustrated with medication
i'm currently taking medications which i need to take daily, but i can't seem to keep up with it. most recently it induced a hypomanic episode, and i've been feeling so much worse than before. one is a mood stabilizer, the other is an antianxiety; even if i skip one day i start to get withdrawal symptoms. the issue is i'm at a point where i'm having a really hard time locking back in to a schedule where i'm consistent with taking it. i usually only skip a night or so, but it's become a common occurrence and i've even let my prescription lapse because i couldn't find the willpower to go pick it up. i know all this sounds like excuses, and i guess to some extent it is, i'm just feeling frustrated with having to take them every day and constantly forgetting not even consciously. i have two reminders set daily on my phone with alarms that i just ignore sometimes. i also have a weekly pill organizer but honestly if i'm too busy to refill it when i use the last dose i just disregard it. does anyone know any tips for getting better at taking medication consistently? getting off my meds isn't an option, let's just say that method's been ruled out for now. this is really starting to get to me, i'm constantly feeling out of it, getting brain zaps, and can't get enough sleep for the life of me and even with all of that i just can't seem to remind myself to take it. i have already alerted my psychiatrist and am being monitored and have had my appointment frequency increased in the meantime, but figured this would be a good place to ask for some help from people who might understand. thanks reddit
Posted Aug 11, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC