In this episode, Lexi and their bestie Sam discuss the basics of medication for depression and anxiety while sharing their personal medication journeys. The friends discuss how medication can help to strengthen neural pathways and how it can help dig you out of your hole.

Resources for this episode:

• 😭 Drug Treatment for Depression on WebMD
• 😭 Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) by the Mayo Clinic
• 😭 Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors SNRIs by the Mayo Clinic
• 😭 Hashimoto's Disease by the Mayo Clinic
• 😭 Premenstrual Dysmorphic Disorder (PMDD) by Johns Hopkins Medicine

These resources are for listeners in the US:

• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠⁠⁠: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, call or text
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Crisis Text Line⁠⁠⁠: Text HOME to 741741
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ NAMI National Warmlines⁠⁠⁠ (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠⁠⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠⁠⁠ The Trevor Project⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Inclusive Therapists⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Gun Safety⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Reproductive Rights⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠⁠⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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