It’s weird, with my meds I can still feel when my voices are trying to contact me, but they come off as very garbled and muffled and I typically can’t make out what they’re saying aside from a word here or there. The exception is if I am in a half asleep state or if I am asleep. In these cases they come through clearly. (Which is weird and I don’t quite understand why)
But overall on meds I experience them far less than I do off.
I just don’t pay attention to voices while on meds, I focus on reality more. But occasionally I get slightly paranoid and hallucinate lights and noises. I also try to talk to and visualise telepathically my friends with fear as if they are harming me. I learned to ignore these things. Risperdal 4mg is my best ap, I had more positive symptoms on all other ap I have tried.
If these things were really bothering me I would have switched to Clozapine. I like that I have that option.
No, it doesnt change positive or negatives. The one im on just has low side effects so far, but basicallly does nothing. If the ones deciding like to waste tax dolllars thats up to them.