Anyone here hope they can get off the AP’s one day?
I do.
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Yes, i do. Even if i tried a billion times and didnt succeed, i still hope one day it will be different.
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It would be nice to not have to take so much medicine every day but i don’t foresee it happening anytime soon. So for now i take my meds.
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I would love to be off all of my meds. But although I am on many psych meds, I’m on a lot of meds for physical ailments too so I don’t see myself getting off all of my meds anytime soon.
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Not an issue for me. Multi episodic and need the pills. I also take pills for other things. It’s just another part of my treatment so it’s something that I need to deal with!
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I so wish I could quit them but no such luck.
I’m different on meds than I am off meds. If I could remain calm, and “normal” then yes. Otherwise I’d rather have meds. I’m suicidal, impulsive, and out of my mind without them. Heck, people tell me I’m delusional with them! I really can’t function without them.
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Unless they come out with a miracle cure I’ll be on meds probably for life.
I have no choice really.
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My doc was gracious enough to let me try a supervised withdrawal from some meds. Didn’t work so am a happy lifer
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My psychiatrist wants me on meds for the rest of my life. I’ve told her I’m coming off them in march. I just need to taper off. Next month I’ll be on 50mg of paliperidone. Feb will be 1 mg oral risperidone. After that I’ll either take 0.5mg tablets of risperidone or I’ll just stop completely. I’ve had no symptoms since leaving hospital in May, so I reckon I might be able to cope without meds. Good luck to me I guess.
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My next hope is a form of Lion’s mane that supposedly helped some refractory schizophrenics put their disease in remission called Amyloban 3399. I’ll probably get it in in the mail in the new year.
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I don’t believe in natural cures like that. I would not trust a wild mushroom extract.
There are studies that show it works on schizophrenia though. I’m desperate, also, so I’ll try anything with some promise once.
Here’s one study from sciencedirect showing that it works for refractory patients.
That is kind of a silly question. 
Yes, I really hope I will be off APs or lowest dose, this is my greatest wish regarding my sz
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Yes I hope that one day I will be off my meds. Right now i’m on a fairly low dose of invega. I don’t exactly know when i will be able to come off, but i keep my hopes up.
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I’m off all meds at the moment.
I have symptoms but I’m dealing with them.
Hopefully I can maintain order
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I think I’ve recently come to term with pills. They keep me from drinking, drugs, psychosis, anxiety, mania, depression and more benefits. I don’t think anything will ever be able to replace my med combo now.
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My pdoc wants in the near future Te get me off but in the end its my call. I won’t try, won’t risk to fall into psychosis and fluanxol won’t work again. Then again new med, new adjustments, new journey. F*ck that, maybe when I’m 100
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My family don’t want to see me without meds.Because one of my delusions was that they were actors.It’s horrible because I know that I can do it without meds
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