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How to navigate unspoken medication experiences in friend groups

My friend group all takes anxiety medication but we never talk about it directly - just make jokes and vague references - and I think some of us are struggling with side effects or effectiveness but we've created this culture where we can't actually be honest about what we're experiencing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group maintaining surface solidarity while hiding individual medication struggles.

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“Where Are You with Medications and how they work?”

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