Does schizophrenia get better with age?

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To all the old folk. Does it get better with age?

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Paging old members in the forum…

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I hope schizophrenia does not get better in age. I hope it fades away and thus I win, and it loses.

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My sz got better with age. First 7 years was the hardest. Specially the first months after getting out the hospital.

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I just turned 59. I’ve found that as I got older I lost that desperate feeling that life was passing me by. Looking back on it, I think maybe that desperate feeling came from too much isolation. Now I am living in an assisted living center where I am surrounded by other sz’s. I don’t socialize much, but I have enough company to keep me from being miserable. All my problems aren’t solved, but I’m not as miserable as I was when I was young. I think age and maturity also played a role in my contentment.

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I think yes, Its about how you treat it.

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I was real bad off in my early twenties,

Then in my late twenties things were still bad but started to kind of level off.

Now, I’m 33 and am not quite stable, still doing better than I ever have though.

So, I’d say it does get better with time.

Maybe its our coping skills are sharper or the illness itself,

I don’t know,

But it does seem to improve over the years.

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Whatz up birthday girl rex…?? What are u upto…

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Just having some coffee,

Its raining here so no chance of jogging today…

:rofl:

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I think like most things, it does get better in time. Treatment like counseling and meds help. Also being more stable is what makes it not as bad. So finding the right med combo and working through past issues are important i think.

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Today I’m going to lower my meds by myself.

I can’t wait for doctor

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I don’t know if it is possible or not to change my diagnosis from shizo effective to bipolar. But I am on 5 mg Ablify from last 4-5 years. So i will ask for it to my present psychiatric.

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I’m used to it. 1515151515

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I am still young…but based on how I was two years ago when I was psychotic and how I was during my last episode…I was actually able to find myself through the chaos and go back on meds.

Now I feel as if I have been at the level of intelligence I was before these problems ever started.

I never believed in miracles before, but now I do believe. I thank God for every new day.

This doesn’t mean that my sz or manic depression won’t get worse. I’ve been diagnosed with both so I guess I’m sza but the sz is what affects me day to day rather than the manic depressive part.

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Please wait for doctors advice. Its not necessary that the doctor don’t know your problem.

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I hope it does. I’m only 26 and I’m struggling to cope with it. I get by with distractions but I can’t keep distracting myself for my whole life.

Life sucks but everyday I tell myself that one day it will get better.

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U may have psychotic bipolar…

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No I am not bipolar, but I want my diagnosis of bipolar type. Because I want to do some extra effort for my good life, legally.

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Diagnosis doesnt depends upon ur will …diagnosis is diagnosis…few szphernic can do better then normal people. U are highfunctional u could do better then normal … accept ur pdoc diagnosis… i am sure u are szphernic. .take care homie…

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Why would you do such a stupid thing? Call your doctor and make an earlier appointment. Don’t play doctor.

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