My negative symptoms lasted around 2 years and a half. I feared people a lot and couldn’t even write answers here in the forum. But fortunately it didn’t persist for a long period of time.
How long did your negative symptoms last?
My negative symptoms only really seem to show when I am very very psychotic. When I am stable or mildly psychotic I have no negatives. I guess they lasted for the three months or so for each break.
Sigh. I’ve had them 24/7 for 7 years and counting. Mine are bad but I’m not the worst off. Supplements help me a ton. That’s why I want to reduce or lower my meds because they cause extreme weight gain and negative effects. I think I’m 80 lbs overweight. I still have positives. The last 2 years I’ve seen major improvements in my symptoms. My depersonalization and derealization was extreme. So bad that I suffered from true solipsism. At one point I had hypochondria and thought I had cotards delusion, but I did not. I estimate my IQ to be 120. I’ve often felt I lost at least 10 IQ points from this llness, which is a disability and indicator of a disability. No one should have to go through this. I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. Lucky, I’ve gained more compassion and empathy for others due to my condition. I even found God.
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You actually recovered from negative symptoms? I didn’t know that was possible. Mine declined to a point then plateued somewhere and I’ve been at that point mentally ever since.
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Mine hav persisted since I was 14 - 13 years ago. I’m starting to give up hope they will ever change
Yeah, I did recover from negative symptoms. I have photos to prove that, lol. I started to get better when I switched to aripiprazole instead of olanzapine. I also decreased my aripiprazole dose to 15mg while starting to take memantine, which made things even better.
Did the memantine cure you or was it the abilify too?
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I would say both. When I switched to aripiprazole (Aristab here in Brazil), I started to go to Pilates and have some interactions with people (I even had sex with a woman). Then I started to take memantine. The 10mg dose made me much more talkative and I didn’t care being around people. When in 20mg of memantine, I felt much more better. I would go out with my friends and approach many girls.
Edit: what I think is odd is that my negative symptoms started right after taking high doses of antipsychotics. When psychotic, I would talk to many people, but not with family (I thought my family was a threat). I would be more social than generally I am. I felt myself as pure love.
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