I was doing real well for a few months, to the point where I didn’t have any symptoms. I decided to lower my dose from 1mg to .5 and then .25 (Haldol). Some of the symptoms started coming back. I couldn’t focus on my job, started having weird thoughts and paranoia.
Unfortunately, I wasn’t cured as I thought I was. I’ve been through this cycle a few times… thinking I was cured every time only to find out I wasn’t.
Damn!
Meds for life for me until the next decent breakthrough. I don’t really complain about it. It is what it is and I just live as large as I can regardless.
Sounds like you need the pills. Might pay to live on the smallest dose that takes care of most of your symptoms.
Yeah. I used to get by on .5mg of Haldol but now I need 1mg. It’s still a small dose with few side effects. I don’t feel good on 2mg, but I’m still lucky I can get by on 1mg because there aren’t many side effects…
I just never give up hope that I will be cured. I’m 35 now and I came down with SZ when I was 23.
I’m living a normal life as I’m an American expat in Thailand. Life is ok but SZ is so depressing even
when things are going “good”.
Taking the medication makes you feel cured and stable and lessens your symptoms. When you take less medication your symptoms start to come back. Draw your own conclusions.
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