Originally posted by u/ProgressiveArchitect on Reddit.

Top comment by u/terdles1121

Funny you post this. I took a sabbatical from my job, moved to another country where I find it a better fit for me. Stopped the handful of daily pills I was prescribed, lost 40 lbs over the year. Had an appointment with my psychiatrist, told him I weened myself off medication and feel healthier, I told him I was going to do this almost a year ago so he was aware.

I joked with him that when I go back to the US to work, I'm sure I'll need the old meds again. I commented on how sad of a reality it is that I need half a dozen meds a day to function in the capitalistic hellscape that is the US workforce.

His response was that think of medication as anything else we NEED in life to get the job done.

I am also a psychotherapist myself so it was... a sad thing to hear.