I can’t stand it anymore. I honestly think I’m cured. I’ve been in remission over five years. I’ve only had one Ep. I only take 7.5mg too. Please tell me I’m cured.
You’re lucky, not cured. What’s the problem? Anxiety?
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I’ve read too many horror stories
My game plan for hope is hold out for a few years and wait for CBD meds.
The way to keep worry free in the meantime is to get a checkup from a normal gp / doctor. Blood tests, ecg, the lot.
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Whenever I try to go off with docs Consent I become really moody and angry and have to take again
Are you taking abilify because you were psychotic in the past?
It seems to me that whenever you get off of your meds - your bipolar symptoms return.
This is why you probably need the meds, but talk to your doctor and have that conversation - see where it leads.
I would not stop taking the meds without your doctors approval/guidance
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Disregard this if you want to because it’s a little negative.
But I am a little wary of people who say they are cured. Don’t get me wrong. If you really are cured I would be happy for you. Or anyone for that matter. And I would hope it would happen to me too.
But some of your recent posts seem to belie your claim. I’ve seen too many people who are having drastic problems one week and then the next week or month they are saying they’re cured. I just am a little skeptical that schizophrenia can be shut off like someone flipped a switch and now everything is fine and their schizophrenia somehow ends after 3 or 4 or 5 years and does not come back for the rest of their lives. I’m not saying it’s impossible. It could happen.But I wouldn’t get my hopes up. But you know yourself better than me.
I realize you say you have been in remission for 5 years. I would venture to say I am in remission too. And sometimes I almost forget I have schizophrenia. But I wouldn’t say I am a 100% cured. or even 60% cured. I still have intrusive symptoms. When I have a good week or two my schizophrenia doesn’t seem that strong. But I have to be realistic and look at the evidence. Yes, it’s not intense, but it is still lurking waiting to pounce. I hate to be negative, just trying to share my thoughts on the matter.
This is only one persons take on your claim. I could be wrong. It’s nothing personal, Ish, just my opinion. Good luck.
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Yes I have been.
I if I’m reading your post right this might explain why some people only get psycotic some of the time. According to my dr you can get to depressed you get psychotic.
I was diagnosed as schizoaffective, originally the affective part was thought to be depression but it turns out I’m bipolar (I don’t know if that matters though but I added it just for clarity’s sake). And I was having some psychosis at the same time I was having some depression indicators (I have been severely depressed almost my whole life so it’s hard for me to notice when I’m slipping back into it) and he said we needed to figure out if the psychosis was coming from the schizophrenia part of the depression part.
That might explain why some people get it on and off in the way you seem to be talking about. I’ve never heard that severe depression can cause psychosis before so I don’t know how widely it’s known.
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@anon80629714 are u married…???
No why do you ask?
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cuz my question is genuine … if u are married or have someone who truly love or understand u as a husband or as a lover .my perception is love will help u to be positive and hope full but i dont know what people has to say about it…as i also unmarried hope ing to get right partner as a girlfriend
dont know this sz has stopped my life… so everyone is lokking for love
it is rightly said most of mental deases starts with family and its relation…
interrelation so look for love around ur place who understand u bettter…
and try to forgive…
Funny thins is none of my family has this. Just me.
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in my family my father has sz…but what i wany to say is try 2 find love…
thats also means supports and affection…do u work…??? are u motivated…??
Being single doesn’t cause psychosis or schizophrenia. I’d continue taking abilify and get regular checkups to put your mind at rest.
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it will give u hope…to live…
I’ve been cured because I work with a doctor.
I’ve tried getting off meds and failed again and again.
When I take them I can work and have fun.
So why do I try and stop them?
I guess people don’t like being sick and having to see a doctor. But now I’m cured.
I think you can have long periods of remission with cancer.
Then people say they are cured.
But I bet they still have checkups!
Ish, you say you have tried coming off the meds with your doctors consent. Did you taper off or go cold turkey? In my experience these sort of meds need a long tapering off period (months) or else there is rebound symptoms.
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I was only taking 5mg so quit cold turkey.