I was off meds for a while, somewhere between 1-2 years. It took a while for my meds to work too. Just keep on taking them, things will clear up eventually. If you have concerns, talk to your doctor and he or she can adjust or change your meds. Good luck @Melomaniac.
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I have had so many downs. I was on and off meds for a lot of time. I am just feeling now that whatever happens let it happen. I am not going to bother about it. I am just not into anything. The voices and ruminations are making me weaker each day. I am not able to take it.
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yes, I had a drug-related psychosis. But the problem is that I always feel that I have some little bit psychosis. That makes it difficult for me to finish the medication.
If I were completely symptom free then I would dare to. But sometimes I just have moments when I become anxious about my own thoughts. I think that might be the damage that dexamphetamine has caused.
I think it does not change anymore and that Iām in a sort of rest situation.
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My psychiatrist told me psychosis causes brain damage. She said she would even get me the research papers to read on it if I wanted them.
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I had a therapist who said I might have brain damage from synthetic marijuana.
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With sz, sometimes there are the enlarged ventricles, a subcortical structure in the brain. Also, the cortex is shaped differently from normal. Other times, the brain can be anatomically normal, and itās only a matter of chemical imbalance(s). I only had one head MRI, and it was normal then, in Dec 1991.
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I dont know if its called brain damage but my very smart pdoc said ā¦if you are in a psychosis for too long you get dumb.
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I got brain damage from a bad head injury. I lost the ability to walk, read, and track motion with my eyes. Thanks to my rehabilitative services, I was able to reverse a large amount of that brain damage. Brain damage isnāt permanent, like they used to think. It is possible to regrow brain cells and require new neural pathways to compensate for damaged ones.
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Yes and I donāt believe it recovers.
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Oh no Anna1 I am very scared about that
Depression for more then a decade now
Ninjastar, dont know what to say buddy, but i feel your pain.
I hope we all get well asap!
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I had/have a lamictal induced psychosis, from 25 mg after day 2-3 all hell broke loose.
i tried Sarcosine a year ago and it reversed mania from that lamictal psychosis permanent. I never taught it could be cured, I am a believer and i just know God helped me and pushed me in the right direction.
But i am not completely recovered i had to get off Sarcosine due some effects after 2 months i take other meds so i blame supplement + med interactions.like clonazepam, abilify high dose.
Donāt think so, at least not as far as Iām aware.
Although I have banged my head at least a few times.
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My pdoc told me that I had mild cognitive impairment due to my many years of sza psychosis episodes. But, that situation can be turned around, Iāve found, by good nutrition, daily exercise, learning new things, creative pursuits, daily reading, socialization, good sleep habits, and daily mindfulness meditation. I know, Iāve turned my own situation around by these things.
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If I suffered brain damage from Sz/Sza, would I know it?
It recovers during the years because of neuroplasticity. They say some medicines can help with that, but Iām not sure about this information (I donāt trust too much on drugs). Physical exercises, meditation, reading books, socializing and diet can help with that.
My doctors told me every time I either go off meds or relapse, that I am making my brain more resistant to treatment. I think this is why I need high doses of multiple meds. IDK.
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Your doctor may also be wrong. He studied for that, but if he keeps studying ā ā ā ā , he will do a ā ā ā ā job. There is no guarantees that medicines will keep your brain healthy. There are studies suggesting that it damages your brain. But if you get off your meds and get unstable, maybe you need them. There is a documentary that I donāt know if itās to post here because it talks about treatment schizophrenia with no medicines.
Every time I go off meds I end up being escorted by the State Troopers or police in handcuffs to the hospital. I feel dull and stupid on the meds but Iām not carrying a dead rat around in pocket anymore like I did in December. It talked to meā¦for me, life sucks either way, but on meds at least Iām not stuck behind locked doors without the key! Lol.
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Can you realize when things are not going well without meds? I remember that in 2016 I was able to recognize that I was getting unstable. But maybe I had good reasons to get unstableā¦
(Holy shit! Iām realizing right now that I had good reasons to get unstable in 2016. I was not with a psychotherapist and a pdoc that I trusted and I was beginning to understand what I really wanted for my life, but I had many internal conflicts that I have them solved now).