Dealing with everything without meds like:
And anyone else not taking meds.
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I wish currently been on more meds than years in my life 
I think everyone who is staying on meds wish they weren’t. But if you don’t have a choice then that is just the way it is. I have found the meds have caused me to have a losing battle with obesity for one thing. I will try again to lose weight but I’m no longer optimistic I’ll succeed. These days I just try not to think about what the meds have done to me but I see the evidence in the mirror every time I take a shower. However I doubt I would have made it to 30 if I have not taken them.
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Look. @darksith is a nice guy and I’m a fan of his. But from the things he describes, I’d rather be on meds. Hello @darksith 
I think I had a bit of luck recently with meds I’m taking abilify during the day instead of at night and that’s made a difference in tolerability for me.
Anyway, hang in there. There’s always iti-007, or cbd meds on the way.
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Good point that being new meds on the way. I’m hoping for GW’s new one, the cannabidiol drug.
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both options are difficult…and have their pro’s and con’s.
koala 
hug
take care 
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I admire @darksith too…
I’d also love to not be on meds… but sadly… I’m one of those people who seriously crumble and end up in hospital every time I tried to be med free.
“a man has got to know his limitations” (dirty harry)
Well… I know mine now.
Good luck to us all.
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I wish I could be on meds…
Existing with this is so awful.
I think sometimes people are better off with them. Don’t feel bad.
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I’m on meds and thank God.
Jayster
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Schizophrenics need meds. Period !! I hate all this talk on this forum about either not being on meds or wishing they were off meds…
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I was off meds for a couple months this year, and it was terrible. By the end of it I was so deeply depressed my therapist told me she was afraid for my life. Totally flattened affect, constant suicidal thoughts, the voices were making a comeback and saying their usual nasty stuff, I was a wreck. I would sleep for 14 hours and still take a 3 hour nap in the middle of the day. I’m still sleeping way too much but at least I’m more energetic and active now that I’m back on my meds (and actually a higher dose of Zoloft). Going off meds is NOT an option for me, I wish it was but that experience taught me that yes, I do need them, I’m totally non-functional without them.
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It’s an easy choice for me. I can’t take meds because they give me incapacitating side effects. But it’s been a blessing in disguise I guess because without the option of meds, I’ve been forced to learn to cope as best I can. Still wish I could’ve seen if meds would’ve helped me eventually
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Your goal should be to be on the minimal amount of drugs to live a happy, successful, productive life. Some people, like me, are lucky and can get away without being on any meds most of the time. Other people aren’t so lucky and will be on huge amounts of meds for the rest of their life.
The point being, there’s nothing inherently virtuous about being on or off medication. Your goal in life should be to be successful, and for some people that requires taking medications.
It can be a very brave and noble choice for some people to finally accept that they need medications and to take them, as opposed to causing pain to the people around them.
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I have a feeling that some of those who claim to do well without meds aren’t telling the complete truth. Of course they could have a very mild case, or have been misdiagnosed, I have a hard time believing that an unmedicated schizophrenic can lead a full and productive life.
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I’d rather die early before diapers from med side effects than be tormented with sz
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Will be off meds in a month.
I’ll become a shaman.
Trust me.
Im not going to be with my family this christmas because of delusions and I cognitively understand this rationaly. Anxiety can be at an all time high in certain situations. Its the trade off even though it is sad and some people would have probblably commited suicide going through what I have experienced. Not being on meds is my choice.
I am not on meds and its a struggle I hope to better. Been med free for awhile. Butteredtoast is strong 
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When butteredtoast gets ssdi, buttered toast will eat healthy and have plenty of time to meditate.
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in all truth i would not say i have a full or productive life…and i certainly don’t think i do ’ well '.
i do have a life, because i have a good carer… 
but without mrs. sith i would be dead or in a mental facility. 
i am under no illusion about that.
take care
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You’re wrong, @jukebox. You’re such a fanatic in your belief that you leave no room for individual experience and possibility. You need to study, check your facts, because your feeble attempts to shut down other’s expriences isn’t helping or protecting anyone, and your stance is unfounded and incorrect. I was careful when I first came on this forum, but I’m done with this.
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