Last time I was on here I was mad because I felt like there are many here that are insensitive to the fact that schizophrenics need medication. I am not going to get all bothered from now on that people say they don’t need meds, or even encourage others to go off their meds. This site allows it so why should I care? Mongol only pawn in game of life. but seriously, everybody has a right to be on this board whether I disagree with them or not. I am going to stick to my guns however that schizophrenics need medication and will encourage those whom I believe delusional to see a psychiatrist and / or take medications.
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It’s great that your back @jukebox,I missed reading your post sometimes…and I actually support you that every people diagnosed with schizophrenia should take their medication,I believe we are right now,unless a breakthrough happened in the field of psychiatry
I’m glad your back. Your positivity is a valuable contribution.
As far as the members who aren’t into meds… well we’re not all the same.
There are some who are med resistant and have to find other ways to cope.
For me… I’m very glad meds work for me… finally found a med that works for me… I feel very lucky for that.
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thank you both for your positive feedback. I have a feeling it is not shared by all here on this forum however you can’t please everyone? I’m not pleased with several people on the forum as well so it doesn’t really bother me. I don’t lead a fantastic life but I am sure I am better off on meds than I would be to lose everything and go off my meds. I have only a handful of friends in real life and I guess that’s the way it goes with this forum. You learn who your friends are when stuff like what happened when I left. @Malvok thank you for your encouragement. Kept me from leaving completely. @metime you are a good friend and I’m happy I know you.
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Great to see you stay Jukebox, you have good knowledge and experience, you mean well.
cheers
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Yeah I was party to that conversation , I think there are many posts on people who want off meds , but being honest there are hardly any encouraging people to not take meds. I can see how maybe you would deduce that , or draw an inference that just because someone wants off meds they are actually encouraging people not to take meds. Maybe you should look to honing your skills as a communicator , next time something like that happens. In real world situations people will contradict you and disagree with you and unfortunately annoy you. It happens to everyone.
Glad to see you back on here @jukebox - 
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Welcome back!
@Meteor
Take some time to hang out here for a while longer, before you go jumping to conclusions.
Honestly there are people who are delusional , but I don’t see people actively encouraging people to stop taking meds.
Scroll through the threads as they stand , considering that psych meds and side effects are a problem as well as schiz obviously causing delusions , this site is very pro medication.
As a matter of interest, I’m not just resistant to AP meds, but local anesthetics also barely work on me. You have to give me a massive dose in order for me to experience some numbing. Unfortunately, the way I confirmed this issue was through a vasectomy. Worst ■■■■■■■ three hours of my life. The same issue is responsible for my all too legitimate fear of dentists. If you’ve been through root canals you could feel you’d hate them, too.
I have to go in for an angiogram in three weeks. I put the doctor on advance notice that they’re shooting me up with good drugs at least an hour beforehand or it isn’t happening. If I’m going to experience the pain, I’d rather not remember it afterward. (Something with amnesiac properties on top of the pain killers, thank you.)
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I remember when you advised me along with many others not to come off meds. I didn’t listen. And I was wrong. But I needed to figure that out for myself.
hey michael. i too advocate meds for most people but for some, myself included they do nothing at all. i would love to come off them but i won’t risk it while my kids are still at school or home. i need to be grounded just in case because they don’t need a fruitloop for a mother. they need me to be able to cook and take them places, pick them up and care for them so i can’t risk going off meds just yet. once they move out or learn to drive and can get themselves up for school or work, different story altogether. i have been psychotic on and off meds, at high (very) doses and low doses and missed doses. so meds don’t really seem to do a whole lot or me at all. i have been relatively stable for about 6 years now with one foray into a grandeur crappy thing for about three months about 2 years ago but i didn’t really believe in it thank god though it did make me smile a bit. it was crap though from star to finish and triggered by voices yet again. i now know through experience over the last 14 years that voices are full of ■■■■ and not to trust them at all. there is no truth from them at any point so there is no point in trusting them at all about anything they say. they persecute all the time with occaisional forays into friendship which never lasts so there is no point in even believing them at all. the meds do nothing to change this i don’t think. not in my case anyway. all they do for me is sap my creativity and zombiefy me (seroquel) and make me eat crap food. personnally i think i’m better off without them. but i understand that some people need them to function. probably most people in fact. glad to see you back michael.
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please don’t lose hope in your meds, jayne. I have watched while you post delusional stuff a few years back and I felt really bad for you and hoped you would get on meds…you seem very stable right now and I believe it’s because you are on meds…perhaps talk to your pdoc about new meds?
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I’m also resistsnt to anathetic. When they are operating or taking biopsies they make me sleep through it. I hate dentists too. But I have found a way. I don’t need 10 needles anymore. 4 is enough. And 20 mg Oxazepam. I almost don’t feel a thing.
I gave birth to both my boys without pain relief. First kid they tried to put a needle in my back. It did not help at all.
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