Does Anyone Deal with Positive SZ Symptoms from Street Drugs/Recreational Drugs?
Does anyone have a history of drug use, and have any of you taken drugs while being off meds? This is the only time I have ever had psychotic or thought broadcasting symptoms, which are the core symptoms I deal with.
After some time in the psych ward or temporarily on meds I do recover. But after recovering I normally stop the meds and do not deal with symptoms unless I go back to using dopamine or serotonin recreational drugs.
I’m afraid to stay on meds but have been put on inVega sustena, so I don’t have much of a choice in the matter anymore. I’m really afraid to get dependent on it, and take on the side effects of antipsychotics for life. I can’t stand these side effects.
Do the side effects get better over time? Does anyone have any words of reassurance or support? I’m really having high hopes for my potential to get some help within this community. Thank you
drugs can trigger symptoms you already had but they become more obvious. I had schizophrenia before I dealt with addiction and the drugs only made it worse. I’m on a two month injection and keeps me completely stable. also the added medication I am on stopped the cravings. talk to your psychiatrist about medications that can reduce cravings or may help with an underlying cause like depression or adhd. Hope that helps.
I stopped weed because it made my sz worse even when I was on meds. It did not only cancel meds effect but weed also made my sz worse than without meds.
I just feel so uncomfortable on the inVega that I was really hoping there was a chance I could taper off the meds, and then just avoid drugs altogether.
I don’t want to be on the meds and don’t want to be on the drugs anymore. I just want to get on a basic mood stabilizer to prevent mania so I don’t have to deal with all of these side effects
I strongly believe weed can do a lot of damage in terms of schizoaffective or schizophrenic symptoms.
I smoked it for about 10 years before getting off of it, and I can’t help but think it’s what brought about all these symptoms. I have a lot of regrets doing drugs knowing they very likely put me in this position
I’m convinced that alcohol played a major role in my psychosis. I drank really heavily, though. Pathologically heavy. If I had the opportunity I would drink over thirty beers in a day.
Crimby,
Are you currently on any medications? Did you mostly only notice “positive” schizophrenia symptoms during or shortly after drinking binges?
I drank realy heavy for 28 years. Then I quit for 10 years with the help of antabuse. Then I Quit antabuse and I was sudden it would be end of days for me.But in the meantime my nurse had put me on seroquel. And then I bought some strong alcohol and I knew I would be dead before the end of year. I drank a bottle of strong alcohol but I didn’t get drunk at all. I call seroquel my lifesaver cause without it a would be dead.
For me I’m scared of screwing my brain up on meds if I were to do coke, meth, heroin, ---- Its just a one time time thing for me that can change my life forever…
I earned my apartment
I’m functioning
Good stuff
It took forever to get to where I am today
I just don’t wanna end up in jail
Usually, after drinking thirty some odd beers a day for four or five days straight, I would go through a period of intense anxiety. One time after a huge bender I, somehow through my brilliant logic, figured out that they had pushed the nuclear button, and our missiles were headed towards Russia, and their missiles were headed towards us. I was wondering if it would do me any good to crawl under the bed.
I tried weed about six or seven times over a six months period. Its easy to attribute my condition to this activity but it is more of fate turning me this way.
