Someone who used to be afraid of taking medicine WAS Re: Depresion

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ooh that sounds just like me! My husband used to get so

annoyed when I'd complain of a headache yet not take anything for

it. I have gotten over that a bit

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>

> ***I'm someone that used to be afraid of medicine in general, hate

> taking it, and this disease has forced me to get over that a

little

> bit.****

>

> Before RA, I was someone who took as little medicine as possible.

A

> headache or cold had to be severe for me to take anything. I'd had

two

> surgeries prior to RA and I'd stop taking the pain medicine as

soon as

> I could. I remember in the hospital not pressing the button as

often

> as I needed it and the DR telling me to press it more often. I

don't

> drink alcohol and have never taken illegal drugs. I always felt

drugs

> were bad and did everything I could to avoid them.

>

> When I was dx with RA 3 years ago, I started having to take

medicine

> twice a day and I have totally changed my views on taking

medicine. I

> take it when I need it, and I don't worry about it. Now, I don't

think

> twice about taking meds for colds or headaches. I take what I

need. Of

> course, the small amount of other meds are so minor compared to

all

> the drugs I take for RA.

>

> Jean

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