About all my meds do is diminish positive symptoms, they do nothing for my negs, so frustrating, How about you?
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I’m really not taking a high enough dose to be able to have expectations.
The higher doses didn’t really seem to help me either. Which is why I lowered it. Gotta get my meds sorted out in a couple months.
Side effects are terrible. I’d love to go med free. But I have bad days which would probably be that much worse if I didn’t have the reassurance of meds.
This shall pass this shall pass.
Latuda has helped me with my negative symptoms. I know that for some… it’s too activating and isn’t for them…
But quitting pot also helped… there are a lot of things that pot made worse.
Lack of motivation… lack of energy… depression after coming down… all went away when I stopped smoking.
Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.
Geodon and Seroquel have handled my positive symptoms for over ten years now. They do nothing for my negatives, though. I’m hoping Sarcosine will help with that.
Risperdal helps me.
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Nothing helps my sz, but buspar really calms me down.
I had to stop taking my Invega. It made my throat feel funny and like it was going to close up. I stopped and those awful throat feelings are now gone. Tomorrow, I guess I call my therapist and see what he thinks I should do. I have an appointment on Thursday morning.
Besides the horrendous weight gain…
Because of taking Lithium I have become the “salt monster.” All I crave is salt, especially in the form of potato chips. I will eat potato chips now even before fruit and vegetables and even poultry or fish. I have stopped taking the lithium. I have been trying to get off it form months. I was taking Buspar for anxiety and that worked for awhile until I got in this horrible drowsy fog again. I stopped taking it, also. All I take now is Vitamin B6 at night and Vitamin B12 in the morning. For now, I feel mostly okay; but, I am under some great stress and I think I have a sinus infection. I could tell this afternoon some of the very bad thoughts returning; but, my head is mostly clear. I am talking to my therapist tomorrow; even though I see him Thursday morning.
On the weight, many medical professional consider it “self-inflicted.” Doesn’t that make you angry and upset? It makes me so I can longer stand myself.
I haven’t had a problem with it. I stay active and watch what I eat. I’ve also always been underweight.