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Hello everyone,

I’ve been floating around this forum for nearly a couple of weeks but only just worked up the courage to sign up. Just would like the support and to give support in return to others. I have recently been confirmed schizophrenic (was a toss up between psychotic depression and schizophrenia, but the psychotic symptoms didn’t improve with my mood and have lasted about a year now). Just to share a little bit about myself - i hear voices in my head, one very negative and critical, and the rest just chat amongst themselves and say random stuff. I try not to focus on them. I’ve also had some minor visual and tactile hallucinations. I guess i have persecutory delusions. I think objects in my house have been bugged including the tv but when it is bad pretty well much all electrical stuff will be bugged in my mind. I’ve thought people are conspiring against me, following me in their cars, monitoring me 24/7, that someone’s tried to poison me. I’ve been convinced that certain people aren’t human but actually aliens. Sometimes i get really agitated, and sometimes i sort of become almost catatonic where i struggle to move or talk. I takes Ziprasidone 80 mg twice daily but it isn’t covering my symptoms. I get bad breakthrough symptoms as one dose is ending and i’m due to take the other one. It also does absolutely nothing for my negative symptoms. I struggle to shower regularly, brush my teeth, change my clothes, cook, clean or make any real valuable contribution at home. I have no motivate, drive, interest. I’ll be switching to Clozapine soon as i’ve been on a few other antipsychotics but they either had side effects i didn’t like or they made things worse. On a brighter note - i do actually work. It is my area of sanity. It forces me to be functional in someway. I live in Australia, and would love to know if there are any other aussies on this site. That’s enough from me now. How about you?

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Hello, welcome to the site :slight_smile:
I’m not an Aussie, but I know there are some.

welcome to the forum, it’s nice to meet you.

It’s good to meet you. Welcome!

I’m from an hour North of Brisbane. Been a member here since 1999. Welcome!

Take the pills. If they aren’t working after about 6 weeks usually talk to your shrink. Might need a change. It’s not an exact science but many do pretty well on the pills!

Again. Welcome.

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Welcome
Nice to meet you :slight_smile:

Welcome to the club. You are welcome here.

Welcome, my friend. It’s a good place here

If it’s not intruding, how old are you. I am 74 - only know one on the forum who is older than myself. I do a lot of moaning and groaning about getting old = you’ll get used to me.:slightly_smiling_face:

I am 30. Getting older certainly isn’t fun. I work in aged care so i see first hand what people go through.

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Hi there 15151515 15

Welcome to the site from someone else plagued by alien crap. Pour yourself a coffee and make yourself at home.

:blush:

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paragraphs are our friends

sorry if it’s true

hope it’s not

welcome!

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Glad it’s not just me who thinks that.

A good morning (((hug))) to you @Daze!

:heart: :hugs:

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Welcome aboard.

Welcome @Sezbot241! :slight_smile:

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Welcome! I’m a Melbournite

Really? I’m heading your way very soon. Sitting in Sydney waiting for the plane as we speak.

You must have been born in 1944. You are my dad’s age. Congrats on making it this long in life.

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Welcome pretty kitty and sezbot

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