I can’t take it anymore I don’t ah s any friends messed up everything parents treat me like a child even though I’m 22 I’ve lost cognitive function ppl think I’m slow I just hate my life wish I can just sleep forever and not face reality
Your young. I didn’t get diagnosed till I was 29. Really lived a life but it wasn’t totally functional till I got on the meds. Plenty of time and medications out there to find what works for you. Sometimes you have to be a bit proactive in your treatment and try things that are different but it can make a big difference.
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Just never give up. It pays off when you never give up. My life is better than it was 5 years ago.
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The thing is I feel the meds did this to me that and psychosis too… I have litterly ppl online calling me slow ■■■■■■■■ insane… these suppose to be my friends I can’t talk normally anymore ever since I’ve been on meds for a year I sound like I have an impediment and I forget all the time my suppose to be friends call me slow and if I told them why it’s like that they’d call me insane I can’t take what this drug did to my brain I just ughhh
It can be from both but I got better thinking from moving from risperdal to zyprexa. We are all different and there’s no way really that is effective to knowing what works for each of us. If your struggling and it’s been a while talk to your doctor and maybe it’s time to try another med. I’m not saying it will work but sometimes it’s worth a shot. Zyprexa has been really good for me.
The damage probably already been done I’m probably like this forever unless my brain somehow adapts to whatever happened
I want to get off and start living healthy maybe that’s would be healthy for the brain and heal up
But what all happened there’s no comfort ppl are calling me slow and I’m residing why they calling me that
Improvement is possible but as I say you sometimes have to try other options. I probably tried too many in hindsight and it took me a bit but I refused to accept less function and have a good psydoc who would let me try things.
I’m hearing that it’s upsetting you but keep fighting and might be time to try something else.
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I see… it hurts when friends call me slow… I have one cousin that puts up with me but it’s because we’re close but that’s it ppl think I’m wierd now no one ever thought of me like that till now I was good at making friends and socializing now it’s me mumbling and pausing for a long time saying “ughhh” I game with ppl online and they even find me slow
It’s painful when people do that for sure and I can relate. Still they aren’t the nicest people to be doing that if they only knew about what we go through. People can be ahats but that isn’t what you are about. I’d suggest having a talk to your doc. Might be worth a go at changing to try for some better function. I was more a zombie on first antipsyhotic. Moved to another and it was way better for me in the long run…
Don’t be discouraged. Your young. Fight for your health and your mind.
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Thank u and yeah if they been through the same they wouldn’t go ahead and call me ■■■■■■■■
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Yeah keep your chin up and keep trying. I wish I got on meds at your age. Would have been so much better for sure. Anyways. I need to go cook up some scram for the old boy and myself. Keep cool.
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Medicine can definitely help. I saw a guy who couldn’t even form a sentence. After he took medicine he got waaay better. He started talking way better.
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Which medicine?
I don’t know. I think he took zyprexa. This was when I was in the mental hospital. They gave me zyprexa. So I am assuming they gave him zyprexa as well.
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He was my roommate. So I was around him a lot.
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‘Don’t Try to Feel Better, Enjoy Hope in Each Passing Moment Instead’~ DJ Nosferatu (sleepoptimistic)
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I’m going to be the harsh bearer of bad news here. While switching meds can help there are some losses that may be permanent. So you have to be willing to accept that. Drugs can make you slow but there are also very real cognitive and negative effects of Schizophrenia that you may have to accept as your new norm. It’s the harsh truth. Schizophrenia doesn’t go away. And without the drugs we have positives that are even worse. I hate it too and am having a hard time adjusting to it but I’m starting to accept the fact that I will never likely ever be 100% again. I’m not telling you to give up or anything I’m just saying we have to be realistic.
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Idk all I know is when the doctor adjust the medication since it’s psychosis and All symptoms went away I’m going to stop or suggest the doctor to stop I can’t let this happen to me or at least continue too