Just wondering if anybody is doing well and feeling capable. And if you are what’s your secret? Lol
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I just have to get off invega I guess
I was ultra aggressive with med changes early. Worked well sometimes and failed miserably others. That is the thing. Sometimes you just have to try for better function but be prepared for the setbacks. Still. I got to a good combo for me and after a couple of years I settled down. Been on those for two decades now and have come down to as little as possible in doses.
The secret is be your own advocate. Be informed but listen to your shrink because they often can get a feel on the meds. And. Most of all be patient. It’s a long process.
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What are your meds? I’m just going for Abilify. Its a big gamble
I am on zyprexa and effexor. Zyprexa psychotic. Effexor antidepressant. Abilify I tried and just wasn’t as effective so went back to zyprexa. It can be problematic going back in that you need bigger doses or it can fail to work but I don’t regret trying a few.
There’s no easy answer to what works for each individual. Abilify did give me akithisia early but it passed so be prepared. It works well for lots of people.
Do you think Abilify as a weaker antipsychotic would have less of a grip on me than invega. I’m kinda disturbed by the effect of its grip on me.
Ask your doc. I’m unfamiliar with invega. It’s still worth a punt in my mind for better function. You have to accept you might have a bit of a rougher road for a bit but keep on top of things. If it’s not working plan B. Or go back. That is the trick with our meds. Best function with least amount of med dosage wise whilst taking into account the side effects. It’s not an exact science but it’s about that function. IF your struggling it’s worth a shot.
Yeah my heart’s gonna give out, Its killed sex. Its got a grip on me that’s pretty extreme. But. Its dangerous. Im really afraid. I just hope Abilify feels better
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Good reasons to try. When I first came here everyone talked bad about zyrexa. It made you gain weight it was horrible etc. This was like early noughties. Anyways I needed to change because of high prolactin with another med and it worked out so well for me. 20 years later I’m doing well.
That is the moral to the story. You need to change do it but sometimes you just have to try. Meds react differently to all of us which is why psychiatry is really an art more than most medicine.
Well I’m gonna do it. Its the cognition that is the delicate matter for me in switching. That’s what it’s so dangerous. I can understand when people speak lol. Yup. I’m in trouble. But. Abilify sounds pretty good. I’m worried about injection pills might be better
I can’t have set backs. I don’t think
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Thanks rogue one. I don’t know how to do that little. @rogueone is that it?
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Good luck. It’s worth a shot. Keep in contact with your doctor and get a good relationship with them. It’s worth a shot and keep up with your regular doctor too if your worried about physical problems as well.
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I feel good these days , i know why my meds did not work because of my behaviour issue with alcohol 
but better now able to do stuff
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Im feeling good about my mood. Im just trying not to dwell on things that get me stuck.
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I was very optimistic until this insomnia hit me. My mind is functioning fine and I am happy and not emotional but I just cant sleep and sleep is important. Bummer.
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I’m fine mentally. Though I can’t share my secret, or it wouldn’t be a secret.
There are good and bad days lately it’s been a downward spiral.
Before that though I felt like I was in a great place and I will work hard to get back there
I think finding the right med is important. I felt subdued with a very flat emotional range on Abilify. I take Caplyta now, and I have a wider range of emotions. It has it’s downsides of course, but to me it’s worth it so I can feel more free flowing and happy. It also has kept psychosis at bay. It is right med for me, I think.
Don’t give up on finding the right med/combo of meds!!!
I feel that I’m almost where I want to be…given the constraints on successful therapies to negative symptoms. As well the docs think that I would have pretty bad reaction to the vraylar so I’m not keen to take that as it also seems to stay within the body for a long time, so that could be a large amount of suffering. I’m pretty sensitive to mental health meds it seems.
Now its more about trying to get therapy and work with what I know. I may have more of a problem with how I behave and not how I feel. Although they’re interconnected. I’ve just been approached about possibly being Schizo Affective, and I’ve been trying to do a little digging on how that could impact my behavior and maybe making my relationship with my family harder then it needs to be.
Its taken a long time to get here but I’m sort of losing a little bit of that despondency that this is the end of my life and my ambitions and while things have certainly shifted in scope, that hope at having something to achieve, is finally back after probably 7 years of not having it.
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