Do you believe that you must be on your antipsychotics for the rest of your life

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Personally I cannot imagine to go off antipsychotics ever. I’m not even sure I will make the mind blowing experiment to lower my meds dose further because of the unpleasant temporary meds withdrawel psychosis.

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Yes, it is what it is

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Yeah, i will be on them for life. Its not the end of the world. Its just a few pills everyday.

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I think I might be able to go without in 5 to 10 years, but not right now.

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I would need a major stress reduction in my life.

Then I could contemplate stopping meds.

My main thing I would like is to lose 70lb.

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Yes, probably.

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Yes, I’ll be on them for life. It doesn’t bother me so much anymore. That’s how it is!

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Yeah except for the times I tried new meds the longest I would go off the meds was a day or two. The voices are that terrible unmedicated.

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yes i will be on them for the rest of my life simply because its a chronic disease and without antipsychotics i will relapse for sure

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I agree with all of you in that we most probably will be on meds the rest of our lives. But I also want to add that I’m surprised over that so many show no sign of anosognosia. I think you all belong to the better half who can be treated with meds bacause you all have reconized the root of the problem namely psychosis.

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i think same here judy

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Yes, I must be on antipsychotics for the rest of my life, but for me it’s ok.

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Yes, I have to be on antipsychotics the rest of my life.

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I will probably be on mine for the rest of my life. Sad, but true.

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Probably. I want to try coming off one more time but it might be unsafe to do so.

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I plan to stay on APs. I’m too weird without them

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yes, I do unfortunately I wish I didn’t have this but as much as I wish it to go away it wont there is no known cure for what I do have it is what it is I must go in with my life and make the best of my situation.

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I plan to be on them for life.

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I never thought I would do that until my own psychiatrist suggested it. Been doing well so far - no axe murdering sprees yet (avoiding Walmart helps with this).

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Without the medication I am completely different very numb very paranoid and anxious depressed and just plain evil with the thoughts racing in my head and I would probably end up dead or in Jail with all sincerity I mean that .I had suicidal thoughts and thoughts of hurting or even killing others when I was off my meds so yes I definitively have to take them for life

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