A simple plan

So, I'm off all medications.
After the storms came and we went so long without power, my only thought was to secure the kids' meds. In the process of all the chaos I just stopped taking my meds.
I've felt great.
I saw the Dr. today who was supportive of me coming off of them. Between him and the other Dr. I see it has been 1.5 years of coming on and off new meds.. countless prescriptions it seems.
Came to terms with just having chronic pain and dealing with it. I'm to go a month without meds, get some bloodwork and maybe start over on something just for the pain.
The prevailing theory is pain is psychological, but all of the depression, nerve, etc. pills did not a thing. I knew that.
My roller coaster moods have been a sincere reflection of the the kids' own behavior. They have a good week, I have one too. It is severely hard to have a plan to parent in a certain way and then watch the train get de-railed every week. So much so that I have found support and validation online.
See this article.
So, things have been good with the kids, we have our smaller issues, but they have shown us a small willingness to modify their behavior and we have relaxed a little on rewards and given them more room to mature.
So, while the Dr. was a little dismayed I just stopped the med concoctions cold turkey, I didn't have any adverse effects. Just got to see how little all those expensive drugs were doing for me.
Sometimes you've got to speak up for your own body.