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When mental health treatment side effects impact your parenting energy

My medication makes me gain weight and feel sluggish and my kids keep asking why I am always tired and never want to play anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The trade-offs of psychiatric medication can improve mental stability while reducing physical presence and engagement with children.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parenting through your own mental health challenges?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.