I feel like this medicine is changing my whole personality. Ever since i started taking aps ive become boring and anxious all the time. It isnt normal for me to feel this way. Its hard to socialize now. I dont understand how it was so easy for me before. When im tired now, it feels like im in serious danger. I cant do the things i want to do, especially while working full time.
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I’m sorry youre experiencing this on aps. I also feel aps change me. Sometimes it’s hard to accept I’m easier to get along with for other people on medication 
but overall, i try to be grateful for the meds.
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My AP also makes me apathetic when im in stimulus-free enviroment. I feel bored and i have to sleep much more. APs are changing us they arent anykind of candy, APS are hard drugs like every other med that is used to treat SZ.
I am so much physically weaker on these med’s than I was before I had to take them. It’s frustrating. Being in shape was something I could get a little bit of self esteem from. It was also good for my health. All the typical antipsychotics made me dull as dirt, especially Haldol. I cannot understand these people who say Haldol is okay for them. I’ve never met someone in person who liked Haldol. They use Haldol to torture mental patients in Russia. Geodon and Seroquel do me good, though. They do weaken me physically, but they control my symptoms without dulling my mind.
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What meds are you on??
Meds don’t affect me anymore.
They dont sedate me
Im on 7.5 mg abilify. My doctor says that im especially sensitive to aps.
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Its a long painful journey to know who you were, who you are and who you are becoming.
It’s probably the ability causing anxiety then. You should try another med that doesn’t cause anxiety!?
i feel the same way. i haven’t been the same since beginning aps. namely, haldol, which is the first i was put on. there was an immediate change, especially around my cognitive functioning and creativity. after that, abilify left me in a zombie-like state. now i’m taking vraylar, which is allowing me to access more of myself. i still don’t have access to my full range of emotional expression, but it’s better. i’m sorry this has been your experience. sending good vibes your way.
Im afraid to try anything new, especially since the other aps all cause extreme sedation. Id rather be anxious than constantly tired. Plus, my experience on risperidone was terrifying and i dont want anything like that ever again.
Maybe i should ask about vraylar. What are the main side effects for you?
Yeah risperidone makes me anxious all the time also.
It keeps me passive and frightened of everything.
I hate this!
it’s worth consulting your pdoc over. for me, the main side effects are fatigue and occasional muscle stiffness. i still experience some negative symptoms, which i take wellbutrin to balance out.
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6 days on 5mg ariprazole and i must quit it, because of mania. Sleep time goes from 9-8 to 6-5,5…
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