Yes I think thats right I also read that stimulants make people more confident but they’re bad for schizophrenics as they also raise dopamine in striatum causing positive symptoms.
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Well, we aren’t allowed to take stimulants so I guess we have to find another way of being confident.
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I wonder what causes the high dopamine in striatum in schizophrenics, I guess genetics
I used to be ambitious, and a hard worker, now I’m lazy and apathetic.
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Yeah pretty much. I used to be kind of a dbag, and sz changed that very quickly. Some would say for the good, but I don´t believe so.
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no, now that I am on the right ap, I feel great. no side effects form sz at all.
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I can see the natural progression of my illness, pre-sz and onwards, Looking back i can kind of make sense of the why and piece it all ytogether like a puzzle.
I think it started when my Mums hearing got worse and i was frustrated and i said something and my Dad slapped me hard on the back of the head, 
then i started getting depressed and withdrawn, I got into a fight and it was horrible, i started work and i was still very withdrawn, i had a breakdown in work and they put me on meds, meds calmed me down but i got side effects, later i went on another med & it was better,
I dont think sz has taken my personality away, my personality is still there trying to fight the illness under the radar, since i started to improve my personality shines through a bit more
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It robbed me of imagination and inspiration.
Now slowly they re coming back
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