Do you find it difficult expressing anger since you received treatment?
I haven’t been angry for years.
How about you?
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I take my meds and feel calm, and over the day they gradually wear off and I become more grumpy until it resets again.
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Its a blessing. Anger issues are the cause of my high AP dose 6mg risperidone. I was on 3mg for a few years and had no sz symptoms, only increased it because of anger issues. IMO anger issues are worse than sz, they almost got me in trouble with the law. I was physically violent off meds.
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Every second day dealing with stupid customers. I still get angry, but I am better at not acting on it.
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How about pre-sz? Were you violent?
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No I was not and THC weed with sz even made me more violent physically.
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THC worsened my anxiety. I never got angry on it.
I don’t know if not getting angry is a blessing or a curse? I should get angry about certain things. But it also brings a lot of suffering. I don’t want to get angry at family members.
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There is levels of anger. Mild anger that you can control is normal.
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i know what you mean, i cannot get angry either on Ap’s. I guess they affect everyone differently
i have Anhedonia, lack of emotion, are you the same too?
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Yes, somewhat. It has improved. But I think it’s the meds causing emotional flatness.
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Im never angry anymore. Its kind of annoying never feeling any emotion. Even bad ones.
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I dont get angry on aps either
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before i was diagnosed with schizophrenia i was calm and peaceful person.and during my firt episode of schizophrenia i was agitated and feel anger for no reason.after the right treatment i became calm and peaceful again l.and no more agitation.its a good thing to be calm. and its a therapeutic effect of antipsychotics.
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I am on ablify
And I definitely become angry sometimes.
My nr1 enemy is alcohol. While on that, I am truly stupid, uncontrollable and angry
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As @anon29983254 said meds affect everyone differently.
I have done idiotic things which I regret due to anger. I was taking meds at that time. Don’t remember if it was amisulpride or zotepine. APs did affect how well I could process and express anger.
I have found difficult to experience anger on some mood stabilizers/ADs and anxiolytics.
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Relatable! I would like that anger as emotion wouldn’t exist in me 
literally, I said and did too many stupid things
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Wouldn’t want either extremes. Experiencing and processing anger is necessary. Otherwise we end up recreating same situations and getting mad at world and ourselves for it. We end up suffering most due to it.
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This. Experiencing anger properly is necessary to outgrow it. And figuring out when it is actually someone else’s fault. All of us have got angry at ourselves for not being able to control anger. 
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Truth indeed. It was more a joke what I said. Anger is needed biologically. Just it takes time learning to control it in a… healthy way
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I like being emotionless, it helps but i do go round in circles a lot looking for an escape from the suffering
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