I stayed with her for 6 years, switching meds in order to see which one helps me better. So i am still on her trt -zyprexa and depakote. But my illness is such that i was mostly desperate and hopeless. The problem is that she was saying in my back that ill always suffer from megative symptoms, that this illness is a tough one and i think she didnt believe a lot in my recovery… Sometimes when i am afraid, i am afraid to never get better. But i think i make a mistake on this. Cause firstly, i should try to accept my condition and really start to believe that i have my chances, isnt it? Maybe its a tough conidition but was my pdoc right that ill never get better? i hate this part where even the docs dont believe in you. Idk what thinks my current pdoc about this, i see her tomorrow btw. But she is reassuring mostly :). But me, i am the style that i go out after her happy that and reassured, but then again i get stuck at my house lol.
Pixel’s pdoc told him he would never recover, too. The truth is, nobody really knows why some people recover and some don’t. Nobody can predict whether you will recover or not. The most you can do is try your best to improve your life.
Ok, thanks ninja :). I dont hate my pdoc about this. But its hard to hear things like this about you. Especially, when your mother trust the docs point of view to death…
I think it is up to you and you shouldn’t listen to the naysayers. Noone should set limitations upon you. Look at Elyn Saks. Look at John Nash etc. My psychiatrist told me I was flying because I was doing very well. I’m still on disability but I have no positive symptoms. As far as negative symptoms, I probably experience mild chronic depression and I did before the illness so.
The negative symptoms set limitations, they achieved good results because they were mostly free of them.
yeah but I have a paranoia as well too… I feel irritability sometimes towards others cause I am too closed in myself and I cant defend myself in a healthy way… maybe those are positive symptoms? When I feel paranoia its combined with some inner anger of which I am guilty, that’s why I am paranoid. grrh, its hard, I am boiling inside of me and it drains my energy :/.
@zeno I would add that cognitive symptoms set severe limitations.
It is only possible to achieve positive results if the cognitive symptoms are nonexistent or mild.
why in your opinion even Zyprexa doesn’t help me with my paranoia?is it a tough symptom to heal? …