Meds Quotes

“A demonic reaper asked to be my valentine and then killed his crazy ex-girlfriend to save my life. Tomorrow I was starting up antipsychotic meds.”
― Courtney Allison Moulton, Wings of the Wicked

“Who are you and what medications aren't you taking?" Finn said.”
― John Scalzi, Redshirts

“My heart beats too loudly at the change in plans.
Changes happen sometimes; they aren’t always a bad thing. I grip my coffee cup and wriggle my toes. I can do this, the coffee says; of course you can, the meds reply.”
― Anna Whateley, Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal

“Invisible illnesses exist - within body and
mind (you just don’t always see the patients taking
their pills).”
― Andy Carrington, What's Wrong with the Street!

“Would I be more comfortable in a business meeting wearing my pajamas?

No! It would feel, honestly, very weird. I would think, Where's my IV? When do I take my next meds?”
― Tim Gunn, Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work

“Medications used to treat psychiatric disorders are commonly referred to as psychotropic drugs. These drugs are commonly described by their major clinical application, for example, antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, hypnotics, cognitive enhancers, and stimulants. A problem with this approach is that these drugs have multiple indicators. For example, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRls) are both antidepressants and anxiolytics, and the serotonin-dopamine antagonists (SDAs) are both anxiolytics and mood stabilizers.”
― Benjamin J. Sadock, Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry

“Fuck it, I think, as I open the Uber app.
A little white pill, my Xanax-shaped parachute, finds its way down my throat as I hit 'confirm ride'.
Then it's out the door into the night that's as restless as my mind.”
― Daniel Ruczko, Pieces of a Broken Mind