Does sz worse with time?

DX'd - Sz/SzA
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I am totally losing it :pensive:

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Yes, schizophrenia will get worse, especially without treatment.

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Time to contact your psychiatrist thenā€¦ the sooner the better.

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I wouldnā€™t say mine has gotten worse, but itā€™s not noticeably better, either. I have the same alien circus Iā€™ve always had and the negatives are persistent and annoying. The meds have improved over the years and I have gotten much more skilled at managing my illness, so Iā€™d say Iā€™m ahead of where I was in the nineties.

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I would say itā€™s different for everybody. Thereā€™s statistics out there, but I donā€™t know how true they are. For me, it has gotten better.

Hope you get to doing better @An_the-c-ology
Maybe itā€™s just a rough patch youā€™re going through. I would definitely let my psychiatrist know youā€™re suffering

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It does get better, at least in old age. Dopamine levels naturally lower with age.

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My hallucinations are at an all time low but I also suffer from deep depression and though it is better it is bad at times. I go up a little and down a little all day. I nite to myself, I am in pain, I am not in pain. I take a very low dose of zyprexa and Lexapro and nothing else.

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Yes you are right. I was a total loon for almost 20 years. Itā€™s about accepting your ill, and dare I say it, appreciating the little wins.

I used to cry in bed at night when I had ā€œVickyā€ in my head at 3am in the morning. But with experience I now tell her to piss off and laugh.

With schizophrenia, you simply got to take the fear and anxiety out of it when your having a wobble. And donā€™t beat yourself up about it. Itā€™s an arse for doing your self esteem in.

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My sza has gotten better in some ways with old age: for example, no more depression, mania or suicidality. But in other ways it has gotten worse or has stayed the same: examples, much worsened anxiety, with steady hallucinations and paranoia.

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I think the symptoms stay similar. I just got better in dealing with them.

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My SZ seems way less traumatic now I am in my mid 50ā€™s. I used to fear SZ now I fear being without money and insurance and other bad health issues. I want to be more in control of my self and life now. My SZ is better with time but I am dealing with other health issues now like diabetes and obesity and high cholesterol and fatty liver.

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Thats bad , make your self believe you have with you only right now !
Do something about it,

I am thinking that only 5% functional brain I have.

I will just use 1% for living in the movement right now.

You know what is right and wrong you just have to live right now.

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It gets easier. I generally found life harder when I was younger.

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