hey hey hey there! I found a way around my problem with antipsychotics and fat gain. I am able to treat my schizophrenia with Paxil and Buspar and the bodybuilding supplement creatine. Creatine not only builds muscle but it also enhances brain function! Plus good health and fitness definitely helps. I have decided that I’m not going to let anything stop me from looking my best.
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I don’t think creatine is going to treat your schizophrenia.
We’ve all had to make sacrifices for our health.
I used to be thin, now I’m kind of fat.
But I’m a functional person with insight.
It’s an exchange.
I suggest being less obsessed with the body building and more obsessed with your health.
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how long have you been without ap’s? I would lose everything if I stopped my meds.
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Bad idea my dude, but Godspeed none the less.
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I agree with @Charles_Foster. Creatine is not a way to treat schizophrenia. If it were, there would be tons of studies backing it up. I just did some short Googling.
From the study:
“Conclusion: Three months of creatine administration failed to detect any efficacy in treating symptoms of schizophrenia, but further research is suggested.”
Most of us here, on the forum, have to take AP’s. And most of us hate AP’s, because of the awful side effects. But that’s what we pay to stay stable. I value my sanity over the gut that Seroquel gives me. If I was off meds, perhaps I’d be skinny again. But I prefer to have some sanity. I’d rather be sane and chubby than crazy and skinny.
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It depends on symptoms, I’m going to stop meds soon see if I can live without meds
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Sounds like a load of shiznit!
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Nope. Not a thing.
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I used to use loads of it - no difference with positive symptoms. Paxil made me manic.
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I’m not at all sure of the effectiveness of your approach, but I wish you all the best. I still have voices with meds, so anything that makes me stronger helps cope with it
You’re a dork, but I’m really interested in creatine. So dorkiness aside, if you are working out a lot and really pushing yourself to build muscle but you are finding that you are just terribly sore beyond reason and craving a lot of beef, could you be needing to supplement with creatine?
People with sz can have anxiety,
So i dont doubt him so much.
Paxil made me very very very hungry. I had a bottomless stomach and it didn’t help. I suffered a year on it for no reason reason. But then, the medication has different effects for each of us.
Creatine gives you better pumps if you’re a hardcore weightlifter. You can go longer and harder before your muscles run out of fuel.
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I treat mine without AP’s either! I just carry a hammer and every time my symptoms start acting up I hit myself hard on the knee and I forget all about any symptoms. It works pretty well but I haven’t worked all the bugs out of it yet.
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Lol thought you were going to hit yourself hard on the head then
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Working out must be great if you can
Fourteen days ago you said you were on an antipsychotic, you just didn’t want to be on it because it causes weight gain and you are a body builder. So I don’t understand what you are claiming. If you stopped taking your ap fourteen days ago, then you might not be feeling the drawbacks to it yet if indeed you have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Hopefully you are withdrawing from your ap under doctor supervision and approval.
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Paxil, Buspar and creatine don’t take the place of an AP. I responded in your other thread about antipsychotics.
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What? And break the hammer?!?
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