I’m getting worried that my medication is changing my personality for the worse. Even when I’m with good friends I cant think of anything to say, and i don’t feel as funny as i used to. Can anyone relate?
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Yeah for sure. It takes a while to adjust but you’ve got to keep trying!
Lack of emotion etc is the negative symptoms and that is our modern battle. Newer Antipsychotics do pretty well with positive symptoms but those negatives are hard to handle. Saying that it’s worthwhile trying! Get out there and amongst it and just do you…It affects your moods and personality but you need to stay proactive! Keep socialising and bring this stuff up with your doctor…changing medications can help sometimes.
On risperdal I had poverty of thought…it was really hard. I’d like to talk to people but the words weren’t there …I changed meds and that helped me no end. It’s a hard thing psychiatry. There’s on easy solutions but if you have a good treatment team you’ve got a leg up for sure!
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I send a prayer for you
Yes. I can relate. There are worse things than being boring, though. Being so scary that people are afraid to come near you is worse.
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Yes i can relate-- Im talking about the same thing over and over
How did you know at the time that it was the Risperdal that was causing this? How long were you on it for? Which med are you on now?
Yes I can relate too.
I just read your post to my family and they agreed. I get that way, entertainment just doesn’t please me. Not as fun as I used to be.
Hello,
I totally relate to you. My antipsychotic has exactly the same effect on me and everybody around me, friends and family, noticed it as soon as I began the medication. I noticed it to.
I’m a lot less chatty, more introvert, have less confidence with relationship with others, I have no emotion (I never laugh, I never cry), I don’t have anymore a sense of humour ( before I used to make people laugh a lot), I’m not funny at all, I’m boring!
I’m 100% sure it is caused by the antipsychotic because before beginning the medication and while I was sick, I was not like that. So since I was not like that while I was sick, it can’t be caused by the sickness.
I’m taking the antipsychotic at the lowest dosage since 2013, and these negative side effects never went away with time.
I’m pretty sad about that because I can’t stop the medication and because of the side effects, I’m a less interesting person and I have difficulties making friends.
I worry a lot about these problems since some time and I’m going to talk about that to my psy when I will see her next time but I don’t have much hope because I can’t stop the medication.
Good luck to you.
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I have this problem as well. I don’t know what the solution is.
Maybe try to have or be fun? Forget the meds. I felt needles on my mouth while being out today. No one noticed 
I hope
Just forgetting about the medication won’t prevent it to not make me feel fun or being funny.
Ok so yeah i had a miserable day too. I am miserable i guess. This misery is overwhelming. this heat is making me even more miserable. I wish i had some miserable thing to do to fall asleep 
I ended up getting raised prolactin on the risperdal. It made my nipples sore and that was enough for me. I moved over to zyprexa and that suited me way better. Thinking ended up being a lot clearer. It’s a hard thing with the medications but you should always be telling your doctor about side effects and your symptoms. Sometimes change can be beneficial.
are u sure its the meds and not schizophrenia? I felt like i lacked personality even when i went off meds.
Boring is good. I used to be interesting, but getting handcuffed by the po po takes the fun out of it.
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Thanks Anubis,
Good to know someone is going through the same thing. I relate to the confidence thing, i don’t feel like people are interested in what i have to say.
I spoke to my psy about it possibly being a side effect of the medication, he just brushed it off as a confidence thing due to my last psychotic episode.
Can you post a link to your modafinil post?
Medication makes me quiet and boring.
Maybe that’s a good thing.