I question mine so much.
I’m convinced my pdoc made a mistake, yet she’s so adamant I have sza… I’ve been off meds for 5 or 6 days and honestly never felt any better.
My mind is clear,I’m motivated, dont feel lethargic.
Pdocs are trigger happy to give us pills I swear
my doctors saved my life about 3 different times
I was humble and at their mercy.
Be careful…why do you question it? Did you tell people you are off meds, so they can watch over you? Did you put good living and coping skills in place before trying off? Did you withdraw slowly or just stop? Do you carefully watch your symptoms and take meds again before it spirals out of control?
I dont question that i had severe psychotic breaks. I do question all the labels in all corners of the dsm they gave me in the past, but kind of “like” my current diagnosis (PTSD + brief psychotic disorder or so), because it gives an opening for treatment (therapy etc). I dont like that they only put me on meds, without trying to heal me and discover and solve underlying problems first. I will never carelessly stop meds anymore though. Might attempt an extremely slow and careful withdrawal one day, but not sure. And surely not at all costs. Better on a low dose of meds and happy and safe, than off them and dangerously crazy.
Hey Marion.
Yes my mom knows I’m off them the pdoc wouldn’t let me I tried to negotiate with her and she was just being rude about it. She’s not such a nice person.
I’m convinced I’m fine though and have gone off the mood stabaliser and the anti psychotic. I have resumed the anti depressant though for my anxiety.
I’m not worried about side effects from stopping the meds so I’m not going to complain about it but I’ll get through them if I even get any.
Peace and love
Wallafish
I consider myself a nice person, for the most part,
and I don’t support it.
just saying.
What is the reason your pdoc doesnt want you to go off? Was she being unkind, or trying to protect you?
Pdocs arent always right, they too are people, so you should be critical. But sometimes they are good to listen to, to consider their points of view. I’m worried about you, just like Daze. Of course you feel good the first few days…. I’d feel euphoric those times I tried… and then crash a few weeks or months later. I’m extremely critical of meds, but I’m happy I stopped going cold turkey and throwing meds in the wastebin first chance each time I got out of the hospital. That caused myself and my family loads of problems. I thoroughly hate meds, but the last year I stayed on a low dose of meds and it allowed me to build things up again - a life, motherhood, job.
I also know its not a good idea to stop both mood stabilizer AND antipsychotic at the same time…even the people most critical of meds, who want everyone off them, advise people to stop very slowly, very carefully and ONE drug at the time. You take something away that your brain was used to. Even if your original problem doesnt come back, there will be a rebound.
Just be careful.
How are you when psychotic? Is there a danger?
I used to question it, but without meds everything goes bad, so no matter what anyone thinks is wrong with me the meds i use work, so might as well stay on them and go with I have been given to work with in life
I don’t question it but I wish I was just bipolar and not sza bipolar >_>
@anon97118089 you’ll probably feel better for a month as there’s a honeymoon period when coming off meds. Then the SZA will hit and things will go south quickly.
Then you have the joy of going back on meds which can be rough until your body gets used to them.
Also meds take time to work (like a month) when you go back on them. So if you become psychotic then you’ll have to go to hospital.
Bon voyage ! 
No 
Thanks for the replies…
I should be fine, i always am. Im not worried about rebound psychosis.
Doesnt scare me at all cause im either A -healed or
B - never had SZ
kind regards
Wadllafish
If I had a dollar for everyone diagnosed SZ/SZA who decided to go off medication without a doctor’s approval thinking they were cured…
I guess mental hospitals do!
I’ve been saying over and over, I’m 49
why wouldn’t I be healed?
never seen a doc who said it was time.
I question my diagnosis.
I think maybe I just have severe OCD sometimes,
But my doctor says I meet the criteria for schizophrenia.
I guess the diagnosis doesn’t matter as much as the treatment,
The medication works so I really can’t complain too much.
I think it’s natural to question diagnoses especially if pdocs over the years have chopped and changed your dx.
I mean it depends in which sense you question it. I mean ofc there is the medical model. I mean in the dsm model definition and that of modern psychiatry which if your looking at it in that guise it’s sort of redundant to question it. It is in that model a disease that you have that you can’t heal from. If you look at it from your own view it’s always more personal and you are allowed to have your own thoughts about it. You don’t have to believe in the dsm based model. It’s really only useful for assessment and prescribing meds. For me it doesn’t help me understand anything about the illness. I don’t question whether or not something is wrong with me. Or what helps me based on experience. I just question what is useful or a waste of time.
are you in that position?
last I checked we’re the sick ones, and they’re professionals.
Lol I didn’t appoint them as professionals. I also don’t put people on pedestals. I also don’t want to hear advice on how to do something from people who haven’t done the stuff themselves.
there’s a reason why people get into this field
ever been to AA all people who’ve been there.
I don’t think your understanding what I’m saying. Your question is am I in the position to have my own beliefs and question things? Yes… yes I am.