It’s been almost two years since my last break/hospitalization and I find it really hard to to be out. ANY type of interaction, anything from a simple hello, to hearing someone laugh or swear, or even seeing someone smile at the wrong time, sets me off and I freak out. I thought I would start seeing a gradual improvement in recovery but I’m not. I’m on 25mg of Abilify and 110mg of Latuda.
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My paranoia isn’t as bad as the worst it’s been. Off meds it was pretty severe and got better when I started taking some - but since then it’s gradually getting worse again
I found mine could lighten up or get stronger, the times it did get stronger it would like spread to different areas of life, like kind of questioning little things i normally wouldn’t. I did find trying different meds helped as well as identifying triggers and avoiding if possible. I, also, noticed if i was spending too much time at home without visitors it seemed to get worse. A good sleep helps too and having close friends or family you can ask did that seem strange or is it just me? I, also, think garbage in/garbage out really applies to my mental well being and by that i mean what i watch, read, eat, listen to and to whom i spend my time with. All that aside some days are better than others anyways.
I had very severe paranoia for 33 years. It was almost continuous psychosis all that time. It did a number on my brain in terms of memory and thinking skills as evidenced by IQ tests. Anyway, when my pdoc put me on three AP’s and when I started meditating, doing yoga, practicing piano, prayer, reading, and improved nutrition and sleep, the paranoia lifted.
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