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(1) My favorite part of the morning is washing my anxiety medication down with my coffee. 
In all seriousness... I started taking Lexapro a couple weeks ago.
I was having severe mood swings and experiencing waves of uncontrollable irritability. I hated how I felt.
In all seriousness... I started taking Lexapro a couple weeks ago.
I was having severe mood swings and experiencing waves of uncontrollable irritability. I hated how I felt.
(2) I hated not being able to control those feelings even though I could feel them building up.
I hated trying to enjoy sweet moments with the kids through wanting to snap at them because I wasn't in a good place.
I've NEVER experienced anything like that in my life.
I hated trying to enjoy sweet moments with the kids through wanting to snap at them because I wasn't in a good place.
I've NEVER experienced anything like that in my life.
(3) I’ve always felt pretty even with my emotions. This was all new to me over the last several months. I'm sure in part due to quarantine.
I had this plan of what I wanted as a stay at home mom. I was going to go on adventures. We were gonna go everywhere. Do all the things.
I had this plan of what I wanted as a stay at home mom. I was going to go on adventures. We were gonna go everywhere. Do all the things.
(4) And as soon as I got the chance, COVID hit and the world shut down.
I love my kids to death. I would die for them. I want the best for them. But being cooped up with them 24/7 with no contact other than my husband (who I don't know what I'd do without), is beyond difficult.
I love my kids to death. I would die for them. I want the best for them. But being cooped up with them 24/7 with no contact other than my husband (who I don't know what I'd do without), is beyond difficult.
(5) This wasn't the plan.
I wasn't ready.
I tried my best to be mom of the year. And in all honesty I think I was doing a pretty good job hiding the struggles going on inside my head and whatever imbalances my body was experiencing.
I wasn't ready.
I tried my best to be mom of the year. And in all honesty I think I was doing a pretty good job hiding the struggles going on inside my head and whatever imbalances my body was experiencing.
(6) But I knew I could be better. I knew they weren't getting the mom version of me I really wanted them to have.
Telling the doctor I needed meds was one of the hardest things I've ever done. I had to hold back tears. I've always felt like I was "too strong" for that.
Telling the doctor I needed meds was one of the hardest things I've ever done. I had to hold back tears. I've always felt like I was "too strong" for that.
(7) There's this stigma around medication that makes people feel insane or weak for wanting it. Needing it.
But since taking it, I don't have any waves of that uncontrollable irritability. I'm sleeping better. I'm present in the moment with my kids rather than wanting to escape.
But since taking it, I don't have any waves of that uncontrollable irritability. I'm sleeping better. I'm present in the moment with my kids rather than wanting to escape.
(8) I just want to share this so people know that taking medication is a viable option for so many. And if you're struggling and think meds are the answer, they very well may be!
Meds haven't "changed" me... they're just making me more... me
Meds haven't "changed" me... they're just making me more... me
