I was diagnosed very young maybe 16. I went in and out of psych hospitals until I realized I was schizophrenic. I denied every part of my condition until very recently… now I’m in my early 20’s and I’m on 2 pills (high dosage for me) + moderate caffeine… and I couldn’t be better (rare use of alcohol and no drugs)
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Developed symptoms at age 14, psychotic break at age 15. I’m 21 now.
I’m on 2mg of benzodiazepines (Ativan) daily.
No drugs either/drink sometimes/bad problem with smoking.
Really acute psychotic break around two years ago in late June '15. I was like 19 at the time, doing much better, no symptoms on high doses of medication with the exception of alogia, for some reason that always remains. It isnt evident to people but I can feel it in my brain, the inability to elaborate in conversations,
I also had my first break in June of 2015. I was 46. I am just as delusional. I take meds to keep the paranoia down and to prevent me from losing control of myself. I am very functional, just delusional.
Dx’d at 32. Medical records up until then consisted of (maybe) 24 pieces of paper from birth to 32.
After being Dx’d there’s a 3 volume set about 4" thick each.
I’m doing. More physical problems now, but with no med insurance, no chance of a Dr visit.
between 20-22. Doing the same
Symptomatic since forever…diagnosed at 19…I’m doing really well now at 22. I feel like my psychosis is under my control and does not run my life anymore. My depression and ptsd have honestly been much more of an impediment to me than my psychosis has in the past couple years. I am not really stable with those yet, especially on the ptsd which seems to flare back up with a vengeance just when I think it’s gone for good.
(Unofficial/official?) diagnosis of “psychosis from trauma” by former psychologist at age 24. Still 24, only been a couple months since I stopped seeing him. However, been dealing with this for at least 6 years now. Always been severely depressed and bizarre in terms of behavior and thought, yet very high-functioning at times. Doing nothing now, brain’s being torn apart like a piece of meat. Looking for another psychologist. Hanging on by the tiniest thread imaginable.
psychosis started at 15, I’m doing better now just wish I was more motivated and had drive to get things done
Diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 14. I’m 17 now and doing okay.
@HulGil you seem extremely smart and mature, just saying
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Thank you! I appreciate it!
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14 or 15. I’m doing decent since I started haldol again I feel less agitated
I wasn’t diagnosed until I turned 22 years old, but I started hearing voices while at university at the age of 19 years old. I’m 26 years old now, almost 27, about to get an associate’s degree in business in three weeks, and I’ll be transferring to another, easier university in the fall. I’ve been struggling with wanting to commit suicide ever since I was diagnosed with schizophrenia. I’ve also been working part time for a year and a half about now as an administrative assistant for my dad. I’m better now than when I was diagnosed, but the suicidal thoughts are still there. Honestly, I kept telling myself that if I didn’t get into another four year university that I’d commit suicide, but I got in, and the thoughts of suicide are still there, every day. I feel really frustrated that I didn’t finish college and get a high paying job by the age of 22, but maybe I’ll make it by the time I’m 30 years old instead. Ever since I was diagnosed with schizophrenia, I’ve been taking my antipsychotics every day without fail. I’m lucky that they silence the voices for me. In order to keep the illness under control I take my meds every single day, see a psychologist twice a month, and keep seeing my psychiatrist regularly. I also have a loving family to talk to, and having their support, both emotionally and financially I think is why I’m about to have my second chance at getting a four year degree. I have to take 40 mg a day of abilify to silence the voices. I then take mirtazapine so that I can sleep, because abilify gives me insomnia, and some bupropion to help me not overeat, because abilify still makes me kind of hungry. I sometimes stay in bed for like 12 hours a day, unless I set the alarm clock, my mind is fuzzy and I have no motivation to get out of bed. I sometimes go through cycles of fearing that I’m going to hell when I die, but my psychologist tells me that those fears are a part of the illness. I was diagnosed at first with schizophrenia, and then later with schizoaffective with depression, so I’m always depressed too, even though I’m taking so many antidepressants. I try to study hard, and even though I got a 2.7 from the first university I was at, I have a 3.9 at the community college I’m at right now where I’ve been studying since I dropped out of the first university. I don’t have any friends or relationships in real life outside of family. I still have a fear of driving a car, but I got a driver’s license two years ago.
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I absolutely loved abilify but it didn’t work for me personally. I felt great but it just didn’t work. My insurance didn’t cover the costs for refills and such after I was released out of the mental ward where I was originally put on it. Not trying to be too serious here but my roommate at the hospital got his wife to get me 2 double cheese burgers for mcdonalds and if you haven’t been locked up before it would be different but fast food is highly anticipated upon discharge because the food in there is the same or it’s too healthy. Also he asked me if I wanted a weed brownie I said hell no I’m trying to get tf outta here. He was going to jail after he got released and I was going home… big difference.
I hated getting off of abilify personally it seemed to be something in my body with a reaction almost as if I was coming off of Zoloft or vyvanse. I was too skinny on vyvanse and had a attitude with Zoloft and didn’t care about ■■■■
ANYWAYS … My friend was recently taking it as it was prescribed to him and he was acting weird asking questions about random ■■■■ worried about really small things and just wasn’t functioning properly… he stopped taking mess all together BUT I didn’t AND he’s not schizophrenic AND I am
I would probably recommend you talk to the doc because you have these suicidal thoughts and I may have had felt the same way @ a point in my life but it was only due to taking certain medications that had adverse reactions and/or doing drugs or drinking
Don’t stop taking it just try and get on something else. And don’t do anything that would disappoint family sounds like you were/are doing good in school and have some potential ahead of you!
Thanks! Yeah I’ve been talking to my doctors about the suicidal thoughts, but I’m pretty sure they don’t think it’s the meds. I’m sorry you had to go off of abilify. Yeah definitely stay away from drugs! I’ve never taken any drugs and I think if I had become addicted I would have never been able to stop. I tear and bite my nails and I can’t stop even that habit.