>>15591136Depends on the meds, on the specific condition being treated and on the individual's response to those medications (unfortunately not everyone reacts to every medication the same way, some suffer side effects while some see no effect at all).
For example, I have epilepsy for which I take meds.
It definitely helps to NOT have horrible, intensely painful seizures every two weeks or so. But it took a while for the specialist to find the right meds for treating my condition.
For stuff like schizophrenia this is even more delicate, epilepsy is (fortunately) a relatively easy condition to pin down once the brain has been analyzed during a seizure to determine what areas are affected. You can't really do that for schizoprenia though, it's generally a matter of trying things out until they find a combination that works.
Depression and anxiety are even more difficult as often they don't require medications to treat but SOMETIMES they do (this often leads to over-medicating where people who don't need it are given meds that only make their situation worse)
To put it bluntly, YES, if the medication is appropriate treatment for the condition.
