Is there anyone else out there that doesn’t take any medication for their schizophrenia?
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Only very rare people here dont take medicine…
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I don’t know whether or not I have schizoaffective but feeling the effects of getting off antipsychotics already. Not good
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Why are asking?
Aren’t you on meds?
There are some rare cases who can thrive even without medication. But those only had one psychotic episode, and preferrably no negative symptoms either.
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I went off meds for 2 years and “coped”. But ended up in hospital completely psychotic.
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I haven’t been on any meds for about 4 years now. My schizophrenia was drug induced from smoking weed when I 14-15 years old. Although i believe I was always going to get it but It just came a lot earlier Because of the drugs. I had multiple psychosis episodes after I smoked it and it carried on for months after. I stopped taking my meds due to the zombie like effects and weight gain from the medications. I’m now 21 years old and am getting through life okay, I still wake up and struggle every day but I’m getting through it. I see a naturopath and he helped me slowly get off the medication and im now taking natural remedies which I believe really do work!
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I’m off meds have been for 4 years.
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But its alor easier to spirual back without them.
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Do you have any strategies that you think may be useful to keep yourself healthy without medication?
No man, i don’t want to take any pills
Because “not enough money” to pay the bills
just kidding 
i’m happy with my meds
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It’s a mix of alot of different things. I know what seems to set me off, the people I have to avoid, the places I have to avoid. I also rationalize and try my best to see the world through my eyes and not my head.
Recognize them little early warning signs of a panic attack, the tension, breathing changes, etc…
Keep a steady pace with anything you do.
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Schitzophrenia is like carrying around a bag of everything you fear and everything about you and the world that you hate.
Try not to get used to opening it or leaving it open.
Sweet talk yourself into leaving it closed
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I recently had to be taken off of all antipsychotics because they messed with my heart way too much.
I have to take other meds though: Klonopin, Prozac, Wellbutrin.
My paranoid thoughts are prominent.
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I had two episode last two years and I have been on medication since last summer.
I got comfortable about the daily life but gained weight and stopped period.
Recently I take medication only when I feel unstable.
A week later I got a bit sick again and talk medication again.
I am so sad because the inner pain is so big and I cannot fine anyone who I can explain about my pain.
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We have an unspoken rule here that we don’t post in topics that it’s been a while since people have posted in.
Try making a new topic with your own words instead 
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I manage to be without, but I use self-discipline and intensive psychological treatment, but a crisis can easily get me hospitalized, but we do not get hospitalized for a long time, so it’s still tolerable
You still seeing doc ??
Do you struggle in sleep ??
What you take to sleep ??
I ll be off drugs may be soon i dont know exactly