By Peggy Gerber
When Maggie tore open her package of anti-anxiety medication, the accompanying sheet of drug facts floated to the ground.
She picked it up and read: ‘This medication is used to treat panic attacks. If you take this medication, you might become addicted and die. If you take this medication, you might have seizures and die. Even if you take this medication exactly as prescribed, you still might die.’
Maggie began hyperventilating as she contemplated the warnings, her condition blossoming into a full-blown panic attack.
Feeling like she might die, she popped a pill and shredded the paper into a million pieces.
I almost had a panic attack reading this. Truthful and a good story.
So true, funny, and also poignant!
Another gem from a gifted writer
Truth! Therein lies the conundrum. Well done!
Peggy is such a nimble writer . She is so talented that in few words she captures the reader’s attention, builds momentum & the reader feels the emotions.
So well done !
Wow! You really can pack a lot of emotion in a small package.I felt that. Gotta go take my Buspirone, lol.
So true, it gives you a panic attack just reading the side affects and what can happen to you. Another amazing story!
Very good and so true you read the packaging it’s enough to give you anxiety x
wonderful title
This is hilarious and refreshing! Thanks for giving us something different.
Once again, I am amazed at how an entire story can be told so concisely. I always wondered if anyone else had a question with the warnings on anxiety and depression meds.
Oh, this is so good! Those darn drug warnings are scarier than the diseases the drugs are meant to treat! Great job!
A gem of a commentary on the absurdities of psychiatry. Thank you Peggy.