The fluphenazine caused me to have a better memory but not a good conversational memory. when people are run by logic, I debunk it by not having a proper understanding. When I was younger my family’s reasoning as to why I couldn’t work at their family businesses or even watch their kids was because I wasn’t mature enough. Now i see it’s schizophrenia. I need coping skills for my self- esteem so I can just be a normal adult. I don’t like not understanding things or getting the full picture because I tune out, even when I try really hard not to. I can’t even clean a chair the right way. I always have to be guided on what to do. I feel so hindered
I completely understand! I have a hard time thinking now too. It’s so debilitating.
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I don’t realize how bad off I am it until people start to talk. Sometimes I laugh it off, but it takes a toll when I’m trying to be serious. I just don’t get it
My thinking is great lately. I take 4 meds and 3 supplements and they all seem to help. For a while I was in the pits I could barely drive. That was just 3 years ago. Always having panic attack’s. Anxiety attacks. I messed myself up real bad with delusions and drugs. The delusions drove drug use. Now I feel better than ever. It’s crazy. I don’t take any illegal drugs anymore at all. Nor do I drink
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Yeah. I have periods throughout the day where I’m not understanding anything. I try not to talk to people during those periods.
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Before I went on the 2nd AP, I would have to tell my bf to stop talking because I was just going to disagree with everything he said anyways, then I started saying"leave me alone I’m having an episode" it’s like I disconnect from everything and just need a quiet mind, so I can relate.
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I take 5 meds and vitamins and never was a drug user
Which meds do u take??
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Invega, depakote, Klonopin, fluphenazine, and cogentin
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It’s good you came so far and realize drugs and alcohol can’t fix your mind. It’s good you found things that work and that you can drive a car. That must be a good accomplished feeling not having any of those problems anymore!
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Damn those aren’t working out for ya? I’m just saying have hope. Every med I take right now is helping me. I just take klonopin, abilify, naltrexone and Zoloft. All 4 are miracle meds for me.
I’ve taken like 6 meds in the past or heavy duty injections and I wasn’t happy at all but now this combo of meds is way less in dosage but hits the spots just right and I’m doing well. The supplements/vitamins help better when you get the other stuff right too
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I can’t even follow people when they get going talking fast. I’m lucky to just get a few details.
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I still have a ton of issues. I’m starting class in 2 days. Well see how I do. I’m really hoping I do well with this. I’ve lived in my apartment 2 1/2 years and had my cat for 2 years almost now so I’m thinking if I can do that I can do an interesting class at cc !
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They work so they don’t make me delusional or hallucinate. I stayed up late last night. And I didn’t have one visual hallucination!!! I started the fluphenazine 2 week ago, and I dont get in arguments or have bad perceptions that cause an argument. Now I’m trying to pick up the pieces with not having impulsive thoughts anymore. I have to get used to this way of thinking and I don’t know how to understand things. It almost feels like I’m not even the same person
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Best of luck in class 
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Yeah that used to be my problem. Now I can’t even understand people’s slow thoughts. So debilitating. Just when you think it’s bad that fast thoughts slip past you in a conversation, now all thoughts do
I get nervous and that stops me from hearing properly sometimes it really sucks. Like my attention just gets distracted by the nervousness
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That was my problem years ago. I was able to switch it off and on depending on how I can handle my nerves. Now it’s constant and I don’t have to be nervous. Most of the time I feel numb. So maybe extreme nerves and extreme lack of feeling anything causes it?
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Yea I think it’s really a combination of both.
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I think we got to the heart of this problem 
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