meds

Pharmacy pickups, informally

Meds is informal for medications or medicine, especially prescription drugs taken regularly: Have you taken your meds today?

The term appears frequently in contexts of mental health treatment, where on my meds or off my meds signals whether someone is following their prescribed regimen.

prescription

pills

Oral medication units

refill · prescription · doctor · antibiotics · antidepressants · painkillers · side effects · generic · brand name · pharmacist

daily-routine

pill organizer

Sectioned container for medications

compliance · adherence · regimen · schedule · alarm · weekly · skip · forget · refill · routine

mental-health

antidepressants

Medications treating clinical despair

  • SSRIsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
  • anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
  • ProzacBranded antidepressant medication

Zoloft · Lexapro · mood stabilizers · psychiatric · therapy · dosage adjustment · withdrawal · brain fog · Wellbutrin · Xanax

recreational

high

Great in altitude

abuse · opioids · benzos · score · dealer · street · Vicodin · Percocet · popping · stash

alternative

supplements

Extra nutritional intake

holistic · homeopathic · TCM · remedies · tinctures · essential oils · acupuncture · naturopath · wellness · integrative

Categories
Opposites
therapeutic intervention

medsplacebo

Inactive therapeutic substitute

abstinence · poison · toxins · untreated · unmedicated

substance type

medsvitamins

Essential organic nutrients

supplements · herbs · natural remedies · homeopathy · holistic treatments

health effect

medspoison

Harmful ingested substance

toxins · drugs · recreational drugs · street drugs · narcotics

Phrases
Family

medicine, medical, medication, medicinal, medicines, paramedic, medicate, medicated, medications

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G