I believe when your on the right medication

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I believe when your on the right medication you can function well

I believe when your on the right medication you will think more positively

I believe when your on the right medication you can social well and talk logically

I believe when your on the right medication you will not feel so lazy

I believe when your on the right medication you would probably have more friends,better job,financially more capable

Experience user do you agree?
Poster,are you currently on the right medication ?

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I do agree. When not on the right med, I was sitting very still for many hours and had very low functioning. It was hard for me to pull myself together enough to get dressed and walk to the corner store. I didn’t communicate very well. I would have been frustrated and angry… if I had any feelings.

Then my meds got tampered with and over hauled and now I got a better job, I’m up, I’m learning new things, I’m out and about.

The right meds can do amazing things.

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I think that I am on the right medication now. At least things are looking up for me more than they ever have been before. I still don’t have energy but I think that is because I am still fighting for sleep. I have only been on the medication for two weeks so I think its a little early to say.

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Saphire its nice to hear from you,i hope you will do well this time and not short term but years or maybe till you die…i am also probably on a right medication but 2 weeks ago i got increased dose because it lost its effectiveness,now i am still frighten that i will walk down the dark path

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I agree, I think I’m also on the right medication (400mg Solian), because I have forgotten that I have SZ, it doesn’t feel like I do, as I am feeling much better, a little more motivated, no voices, no aggression. But then again I have had less stress recently so that also is like a medication. The side effects of my meds are worth it to feel good.

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yes i agree and i also agree that the proper dose can help too, i take a low dose of medication about 1/4 of the highest dose and it is just about enough to keep me steady and if i need a little bit more i take it but that doesnt happen a lot,

what i did was start my new med at a low dose and then climb up a bit (but i have been told i am really sensitive to the effects of meds) so i started on 50mgs and now i’m at 200 - 300 mgs and the highest dose is about 800mgs i think.

i think the best thing to do would be to decrease your current med and take a new one gradually if you think the current med is not helping for hopefully a smooth transition to a better med and if it doesnt work out you could just up the old one again and try a better med and keep doing this until you find a med that works well. take care.

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I know I’m on the right medication because I don’t have racing thoughts and voices keeping me up all night long. The only problem is that it’s caused weight gain over time.

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Totally agree. I feel normal on my meds I function normally have a job I love have friends and very social. When I wasn’t it was a totally different story.

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I put on weight. But now my dosage is getting lower I’m losing weight now.

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When I’m on the right medication I don’t take off hitch hiking and end up in jail two states away. I don’t think people are trying to get me to commit suicide. I don’t behave spastically. I’m stronger, physically, when I don’t take medicine, but I’m so crazy it’s only a matter of time until I am institutionalized.

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I agree I’m starting to feel better on my medication albeit side effects aside.

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I feel like I have finally found the right med - Risperdal has made me more independent and more grounded.
I was in the process of lowering the dose, but I think that I am going to stay at my current dose or I may have to raise it back to my previous dose of 2.5 mg - I shall give it some more time - 2 more weeks- until I see her next - to see where I stand. The right med at the right dose - no matter what the dose - makes the most sense. Its not all about how low you can go - its all about how you feel at whichever dose is the most effective for you

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Agree , the right med makes the difference

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I think a lot of functioning has to do with age at onset of symptoms, until you suffer the paranoid schizo social problems. If you got college and some full-time work experience, things are easier.

Meds can be a big help.