Watch One Woman Explain the Challenges of Treating Mental Illness With Medication

Taking medication for a mental illness can be complicated. Unlike with other diagnoses, a mental health prescription can be more of a guessing game. Some drugs can help for a little while, while others fall flat. And then others can exacerbate symptoms.

Watch one woman explain her journey — and why she’s done feeling bad about it — in the BuzzFeed video above.

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