Accepting you need medication

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I guess that is the hardest thing for many of us to do. I know, although I have not come off the Consta, that I bat this one around in my head on a regular basis.
Luckily I have the insight to accept that others may see things that point to the need for medication that I can’t. That stays my hand from coming off medication despite my regular doubts.

I have always been dubious about the presence of psychosis ,not helped in recent years by the contradiction of a non psychotic diagnosis that nevertheless indicates it can involve bouts of psychosis(though not as prominently as sz/sza).

Today I received a supporting letter re my move to be near my stepdaughter. It gave diagnosis and symptoms.
At the end it said that in the past I had had some delusional thoughts now controlled by medication.
This at least firms up the argument that I have experienced psychosis albeit not to an extreme degree.

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For me, the hardest thing to accept is that medication doesn’t help me… You’d think as the 21st century unfolds, humanity will have already found a treatment for this illness, at least given the progress that has been registered in other areas of technology. We have AI that beat chess and go champions. Were those really needed at this point in our evolution? I doubt it. Humans tend to focus on flashy results, and less so on fundamental issues. We need better medication for negative symptoms of schizophrenia. And we need it now !!

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I agree with you Andrey but think help for cognitive issues is just as important, and lacking in terms of the benefits from medication.

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We need effective medication…

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