Drug pros and cons

I have forgotten to take my medication for a few days, and things just get weird when I don't take them for a while. My thoughts are jumbled. For example, I have made far more typos while typing this than normal. I type the wrong words sometimes. I see or hear things, especially flashes of light. My moods are very drastic, either elated or depressed (luckily elated this time.) I keep my wits about me as much as I can, though, and take these things as reminders to myself to take my medication.

If I were to stop taking them, however, my mood would most likely return to a depressed state. Despite the disbelief of some, I do believe that there is simply a chemical imbalance in my brain that is easily fixed with one little pill every morning. Before I visited Hawaii, I stopped taking my medication for nearly a month. I think the excitement of the move kept me somewhat sane, but after I settled in here, it wasn't long before I knew that it was time to get back on the old 'pro.

The cons of taking the medication are mostly in the first few days of taking it after an extended time of not taking it. I get sick to my stomach, have headaches, can't sleep or sleep too much, etc etc. But within a few short days, I am as happy as a clam again. (Are clams happy?)

Anyway, you can bet that I will be taking my medication first thing in the morning, since it took me almost an hour to get my thoughts together enough to type this. And Mom, don't worry, I'm fine, just a little goofy at the moment. :)