I think there should be a category for success stories on recovery. Has anybody had little to a lot of success recovering from the illness and/or being in remission. How long did it take you to recover and what helped you recover faster?
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My delusions went away two to three years into the disorder. I’ve recovered enough to behave normally around friends and family, and I don’t have any unusual beliefs that dominate my thoughts. I just hear voices sometimes in the day and ignore what they say. If I could recover from hallucinations somehow that would be great. I guess medication helped but the meds didn’t do much for my delusions until a couple years had passed.
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I do quite well considering how bad I have been in the past. I am finally on the right meds and have the insight
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there is a success stories section on the front page of sz.com my thirty pages or so of my book is there…feel great about that I guess…sorry to seem to boast but I don’t mean it that way.
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mmm Well, my story is:
they told me I had sz many years ago, some soft version of it, few months ago my pdoc told me he never really thought I had sz but instead some personality disorder, I don’t take any meds and got discharged from pdoc visits,
I’m the same I was before my symptoms started which turned out to be only my p disorder playing tricks,
not being able to adapt socially was the only thing really, it happens to every person with these disorders, I can be pretty happy I only have to do the right things and not worry much mainly, life can be great.
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The first time around I was pretty delusional and thought my family was out to get me because they got me baker acted 3 times. I was a complete mess. The medication they put me on made me very sedated, I was sleeping 16 - 17 hours a day, and gained 30lbs. I was very down about my life and didn’t know how I would return back to being normal.
The psychiatrist I started seeing eventually closed down his practice to teach and by that time I started to feel better and thought I didn’t need the medications anymore so I got a job as a cashier and quit the medications cold turkey. I was walking a lot on my job which helped me to lose weight but I eventually returned back to normal and was stable for almost 10 months until I left my job. Eventually the psychosis returned and I relapsed.
Fast forward I eventually stabilized on the new medication but it took almost a year for me to return to normal. I’m not delusional, firmly grounded in reality, have insight into my illness, don’t hallucinate, voices are virtually non existent, don’t talk to myself, work as a cashier, maintain my hygiene, dress nice and smell good, listen and read books, podcasts, talk to friends and socialize when I can.
It took time but no one would ever suspect that I have such a severe mental illness. I still have sleep problems, sexual dysfunction, memory issues, high prolactin levels and severe constipation which are a side effect of the medications. The others I’m fine with but the constipation I’m desperately trying to resolve.
I’ve recovered a lot and have come a long way. I still live with my parents but help them out financially by giving them $500 a month. I try to maintain my independence and try to remain hopeful that things will continue to get better.
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I’m free from hallucinations after 6 years of sz. However, I have a fair amount of delusions but it might be because of my C-PTSD. Most of my delusions derive from my childhood years, such as me looking out for bullies or teachers. It’s mostly something I did to survive, but it just turned into something else.
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I’ve had alot of success on recovery tbh now that I can sit back say damn I’m back to myself pretty much. It took me two years of dealing with low motivation and depression before time was finally on my side on trying to get back into the motion of everyday life. I’m still on my med but honestly I can be on this stuff for life and won’t even trip about it…
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hi. my pdoc says i am fine now. i sure hope it lasts.
my recipe for recovery? i treated myself for my own problems, my own life, my own aspirations and dreams and went after a life for myself. this pro-active approach to my own life was the best thing i ever did. i stopped waiting for others to save me – i saved myself.
judy 
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I seem to be getting out of it, finally, after 25 years. Lurasidone and Aripiprazole combination is working well. Did not fully get back the cognitive abilities though. Some times feel that “Lumateperone” may be more effective. What happend to it?
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I have gotten my life back since starting Zyprexa in mid-March of this year. I went from years of severe paranoia and delusions, plus breakthrough hallucinations, on a large dose of Haldol, to being almost “normal” on Zyprexa. My paranoia and delusions are GONE, as are my breakthrough symptoms.
I have my own car again, I am losing weight, driving myself places, running errands alone, volunteering twice a week, looking for a full-time job, keeping up with the housework…all thanks to the right med. As long as I keep taking my med cocktail (Zyprexa/Lexapro/Lamictal), I have my life back!
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