When im feeling down or over the side effects I fantasize what life would be like off medicines. So much easier
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Not only I thought about it , but I tried it twice by quiting meds. Each time I ended up in hospital!
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Too bad there’s no magic cure. Were so blessed to be schizophrenic while iti-007 comes out next year. I pray to God its like the others
I’ve tried quitting meds a few times, it didn’t go well.
I think my life is easier with meds. Side effects are better than psychosis. Tough choice, though
I think about it all the time.
I would never want to be without medicine, but I fantasize what it would be like if there was better drugs out there. Maybe in the future that will be the case, but I freak out if I suspect that I missed a dosage.
Life without meds was hell for me. Whenever side effects are getting me down I remember that and have renewed desire to stay on them.
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I’d die of exhaustion more than likely because I can’t sleep without the meds.
I have. I wish I could quit the meds but fact of the matter is they are keeping me here and sane.
Not really but I do think about a life without schizophrenia.
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It’s one of my goals,to live life without medication.I had read a lot of articles online,almost all of the articles says it’s not possible to live life without medication if you had been diagnosed with schizophrenia.Some articles says people with schizophrenia need long term antipsychotic for maintainence of psychosis,which is more accurate than needing antipsychotic for life.
I had talked about this question with my psychiatrist before.He told me it really depends on individual,some needs medication for long term,some just need them for short term and some need them for a lifetime to prevent psychosis.
It’s really nice that you think about life without medication,it’s possible for you,for me and others.
Only every second of every day
I have this fantasy of being stranded in Alaska with a sled dog team + running out of my meds. It would be harsh + I don’t know if I’d survive. I like my meds pretty well although they might be/have been killing me. I’ve worked out a livable combination over the years of trial and error. I tend to believe they’ve served me well.
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I can never stop meds. But I have a great life. Just focusing when reading and sometimes absent minded. Otherwise fine. I wanna take more meds if I can have a better life. I’m starting therapy soon. Just don’t stress about the side effects, make the most of the medicine.
Yes I do, but every time I stop with my meds I relapse and am hospital material. I did cope for five years off meds when I went into remission, but after relapsing four years ago I could never come safely off meds again without getting sick again. I try to live healthy in other ways like walk and eat a vegan diet etc.
I’m on the opposite side of the fence… I take sleep aids occasionally and just roll with the psychosis and often wonder if it’d be easier with meds.
It’s a lose-lose just try and find your path.
the intra muscular bi weekly medication makes it easier. luckily the pills I have to take are for sleep and anxiety two things I can manage instantly, unlike an anti physcotic which needs a constant stream of release
i know its possible, one day in the future.