I can’t wake up in the morning and it’s ruining my work.
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I’m 34. I know I’m not old. But I’ve had it since I was 17. I was very bad in my 20’s. It was the most difficult time of my life. Finally things have settled down.
I wish I could have had this treatment and been willing to have this treatment (also been able to get this sort of help) in my 20’s because I am doing so much better.
I can imagine recovery improves. Ups and downs in life. But this far my recovery has improved slowly.
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I think yes too. positive symptoms get milder as you grow older.
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I did lower my dose on my own and now I have voices all day. it’s not a good idea.
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Im on 10 mg zyprexa i want to cut the pill in half and take 5 and see how i do
I was taking 12mg risperidone and I split it in half 6mg. now I have voices all day long. my doc increased my dose to 9 but I am waiting to kick in. why you want to decrease it?
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I cant wake up in the mornings. Also my dick isnt working that well.
But mainly i cant wake up for work
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The theraputic dose of zyprexa is 10mg. If you go lower then you’re coming off meds basically.
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also one reason for me to decrease the dose aside from erectile dysfunction was to see if I am still crazy. and it seems that I am.
Proof?
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ok. why don’t you say that to your doc?
What is meds, what is recovery. On high dose Abilify. No reducing dose says my pdoc. I feel pretty good except for this numbing ■■■■ anhedonia. I am high functioning. I was not when I became ill 10 years ago. I was a complete disaster. I could not pay bills or cook food. I did not know how.
Clinical trials.
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Well i might aswell stop it then if 5mg does nothing
You’ll become a danger to yourself or others if you stop it probably. Make an earlier appointment with your doctor and discuss things with them. Don’t come off your meds.
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why don’t you share your concerns with your doc?
I told mine about erectile dysfunction and she suggested that I should take injections cos they have fewer side effects. there is hope. talk with your doc.
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My social worker told me a decade ago it should improve as I "mature"
I don’t know if it’s got much better but I do know I handle it better and manage it well
I’m 53 years old and over all the illness has gotten worse.
Especially the negative and cognitive symptoms.
Relax because everyone is different.
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YES, it does. It gets better after about age fifty. The positive symptoms get better anyway. The cognitive and negative symptoms get worse.
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My mother is 60, she had been almost always off meds and her cognitive symptoms got MUCH worse.
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