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My mum loves the Olympics, so I'm spending most of my mornings struggling to understand the rules of speed-skating.

Also I somehow managed to miss 2 of my pills? I went to take one today, looked at the blister pack and Sunday's and Monday's were still there. At least I didn't notice any severe withdrawal symptoms, I guess? Or any massive spikes in anxiety, although I did end up laying in bed awake for a while last night thinking about a game of Civ 6 I was playing. So maybe that was a thing.

Also my mum is now on anti-depressants. I think she was taking some medication for a while, but nothing strong, and she said she really just wanted something to 'get her out of the doldrums', and was hoping for Sertraline, like I'm taking. But she mentioned her trouble sleeping to the doctor, and they put her on something for severe depression apparently. Also they gave her a leaflet for counselling, because even if she takes medication, the situation she's in will still be there. So hopefully that helps her.

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Ah, I find it a struggle to understand the rules of a lot of the Olympic events too. XD

I've done that with some of my pills too at times. Thankfully though, I think there is still that whole "half-life" concept with medication you take on a daily basis so I never noticed too much of an issue beyond a slight uptake of anxiety or a bout of insomnia one night. Fortunately, I've never done so for more than a day or two at a time myself...my anxiety medication is a type that you have to be weaned off of in order to healthily get off of it so quitting cold turkey or forgetting for REALLY long stretches of time is not at all good for one's health. I hope that isn't quite the case with your medicine, and I am glad that you noticed it now!

I hope that the new medicine and potential counseling will help your mom too. ♥

The last time I forgot to take a pill was when I was sick a few weeks ago, and I was so dizzy I could barely walk up and down the stairs, and I wasn't sure if that was a withdrawal symptom or not since some of my friends said it was like that for them when they missed a pill. But I guess not, since I barely noticed.