Without antipsychotics I would be institutionalized. Unmedicated I have very severe sz
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Same here, thinking and any type of problem solving is completely gone when I’m on AP. However, it helps to limit my voices, depression, anxiety, etc. I’m sza, but this is the best we have for now. Invega injection improves things, but only to a certain extent. Anyway, I’m no longer able to function at work. I’ve been an accountant for 15 years, but that is over. Need to find a new groove to become a productive member of society, again.
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Yah somewhat but it took work too and taking risks and G_d. I’m so medicated that I don’t care so much and the AD helped to relieve from feeling bad about nothing good happening. But I’ve grown. Feel better around people, Have worked some. Dealing with life and relationships. Always on a comeback and not quitting. Thanks for the word and prayer and a loving him upstairs.
When I had voices medication did not help or the only one that did was a sleeping tablet immovane.
When I was delusional it took away my delusions but I never believed they were delusions I thought it was real but I think this forum helped me realise they were delusions.
The first time I got put on medications I was a complete mess. Gained 30lbs was sleeping 16 - 17 hours a day, felt sedated all the time but I was a stable zombie but still slightly delusional.
The second time around I’m delusion free, very clear headed, can think properly and not a danger to myself or anyone else. It’s been a very tough road and I still get hit with depression certain days and I have cognitive and memory issues but I’m functioning at a very high level. I am stable, social and do a lot of things to keep myself busy. The meds have saved my life. I’m not like I used to be but better than being delusional and crazy. I do my best but am determined to live my life to the best of my abilities as possible.
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- I don’t have wild mood swings of extreme suicidal depressions and high flying mania’s.
- I’m not paranoid anymore.
- I don’t have all the thought broadcasting and thought insertion I had before.
- I don’t get constant voices and auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory and olfactory hallucinations anymore.
- I don’t get all the delusions of reference that I had before.
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I hear Alien in my head much less
I get less inserted thoughts
I’m less paranoid
I’m less agitated
I self harm much less
I’m not so depressed
I’m a little more motivated
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Age 19 diagnosed, suffered without medication for a year in a group home. During that year: no friends, no money, no car, no independence, no girlfriend, no school no job. Next was 8 months in the hospital, still with none of those. But they put me on medication. After the 8 months I became fairly stable and all the crisis’s were over. I spent the entire 1980’s living in group homes and hospitals but I still worked.
I’m 58 now and tired physically and mentally but still have enough energy to get by. I work part-time, I take online classes, I drive my own car, I live semi-independently. I take care of myself and I have a little money in the bank. I still have symptoms and problems but I’m a 100% better than I was in my early twenties.
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