Anyone got better from negative symptoms?

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I have negative symptoms. Hoping to get better. Has anyone got better? Did it happen quickly or slowly?

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In my case I think this is permanent. I have to learn how to live with

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@Om_Sadasiva got better. :slight_smile:

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Why do you think it’s pernament Purple Sky?

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You can try sarcosine, caffeine and vaping nicotine…

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I got way better after starting taking the meds, it was awful before and now it’s bearable and less frequent.

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My negative symptoms have slowly started to get better. I feel like the more I do, the more capable I am of doing things.

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I’m going to branch off of what ninjastar said. the more stuff I do at work and at home, the happier I feel and the more motivated I am. also I am on wellbutrin 100mg which has definitely changed the game for me.

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still fighting the negatives, but the antidepressants give me some energy

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I’ve kinda realized once you’re on AP’s, feeling down or being depressed, either one, is usually the next battle.

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Mine have improved since my episode 2 years ago.

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Did they improve slowly or quickly? What did you struggle with when you had them? and how are you now?

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slowly. I didn’t realize it until I first started taking my wellbutrin, but I was depressed from realizing i had a mental illness and my risperdal was making me lethargic. I feel much better now.

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They don’t have wellbutrin in the UK where I live

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i wish they did because it has saved me. they might have something similar over there but instead of working on serotonin, it works on dopamine and norepenepherine (adrenaline).

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Yes I have. My positive symptoms (voices) were causing poverty of thought and memory. Clozapine has helped with negative symptoms by decreasing the amount of voices thus making negative symptoms decrease.

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‘Se impossible’ as they say in france

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I take Wellbutrin and Latuda and they both help. Not much but I have tried coming off of both of those and it’s a terrible trade off. They do make a difference. It’s a shame you can’t get Wellbutrin. It’s a good med. SSRIs didnt work for me but maybe they can work for you.

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I think negative symptoms never improves…

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I think i don’t have negatives now. On olanzapine I was bad at everything I did, can’t remember a thing from then

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