Pip an medication

May I ask how Dwp look at if you have anxiety depression an yake medication to help , which help to change mood but have own side affect you see improvements but if you don’t take medication your back to square 1 again
also for neuropathic pain if you have to take medication to help reduce pain ,to start the day an carry taking them through out the day to help reduce pain but by evening tired exhausted an causes sleepless nights
an u take sleeping tablets
So if medication are helping 80 percent does that stop you from being awarded points ( without medication I can’t start my day )
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Hi @bi786 - I wouldn't worry about the medication you take, as PIP is about your functional ability. Altho you list any medication you're on, it's whether you can/can't do any of the PIP descriptor's 'reliably' the majority of the time.
Many of us take medication that may make things more manageable (I also have neuropathic pain), may have side effects, & some may not take any at all. The following website may prove helpful:
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thank you
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