Or do they just dampen and dull everything? Paranoia, thought broadcasting, etc. Or do you feel normal and stabilized as a result of meds, and are able to function better/normally?
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My meds have largely gotten rid if my positive symptoms, but made my negatives worse. Plus the downside of all the side effects and cognitive problems.
I have breakthrough symptoms sometimes. Probably a few times a week. But it’s not bad. I always know it’s not real.
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Yes with meds my psychosis is basically gone
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May I ask how long it took? Did you also have paranoia/thought broadcasting? I don’t have voices or hallucinations - I was diagnosed with a mood disorder with psychotic features (schizoaffective by one pdoc).
No. They keep me from going to the hospital though
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My positive symptoms are gone too.
I still have daily symptoms for the most part, but the voices now arnt constant, they’ve become less frequent, and when I do have them, they arnt as strong. Delusions have faded, and I now have some better insight when my thinking gets odd. Negatives are still bad.
2mg risperidone, 120 latuda a day
My positive symptoms are gone. It is hard to tell if I still have negative symptoms or if there are side effects from the medication. I do have physical side effects that are burdensome and cognitive impairment from meds.
hallucinations are gone most days. do get rare breakthrough symptoms on occasions.
im functioning well. I cook my meals, do my grocery shopping, clean my house, workout, mow my grass, tend my garden.
I don’t know about negatives, I don’t get excited about life anymore and am in a bit of a depression. I’ve lost what you would call mania where I want to go places and do things on a whim. despite doing things, I don’t have much motivation, my motivation is to do what I say im going to do, so I force myself to do things… that’s it.
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Do you feel the meds are worsening/causing your negatives?
Thank you everyone for responding.
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I think I’m pretty stable. I’m on 800mg Seroquel. My positives are gone and my negatives are minimal.
I still have some paranoia but I have a feeling that the meds are making it a bit worse.
My negative symptoms are severe.
My symptoms are gone, except when the med wears off. The meds worsen my negatives but I would rather deal with them than positives.
I’m told I still am hallucinating and delusional. I’ve tried almost every single AP
Are you thinking about trying clozapine pianogal?
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So are meds really worth taking? I don’t experience voices or hallucinations, but perhaps have delusions - thought broadcasting maybe, uneasiness/suspiciousness around others - though I don’t think anyone’s out to get me. Isolation, rumination, etc. Also light changing in depth - darker or lighter, etc. and obsessive thinking.
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The tiredness from med makes them worse, but it’s a trade I’m willing to make
Do you feel like the meds flatten your emotions? I was feeling like a blank on Risperdal - no highs and lows, but like nothing is going on…like no sensations/emotions sometimes.
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@anon12381882. No because I get really sick really easily. I have autoimmune disease also. I’m not a good candidate because if my blood is affected by it I probably won’t be able to fight it. For example I have a UTI. I took six straight months of twice daily antibiotics. They checked recently and I still have a UTI. I’m now on another 6 months of a different antibiotic. Another example is I had the flu 2 years ago. I ended up in the hospital on oxygen for a whole week. When they released me my lungs were only working at 40%! I had to go through pulmonary rehab. It really sucked. And no, I don’t have HIV or any other STD
Sorry to hear that pianogal.
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