I’m worse than ever.
That would depend upon who you ask…but no, I don’t think so.
In what ways are you worse?
More severe sz symptoms,
more severe depression etc
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Some people get worse over time. Some better. I hope you’re in the second category.
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I’m sorry to hear that your sz symptoms are more severe.
The depression is more than likely a separate issue from sz though. Are you on any medication for depression?
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Yes, I’m on big dose of antidepressant
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Worse until what?
Won’t I find peace?
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I’m not a psychic. All you can do is work with your pdoc. Keep exercising. Keep yourself busy and don’t entertain the voices.
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Maybe you could get a med change. Maybe an antidepressant. If one doesn’t work, maybe you could try another.
Positive symptoms do not generally get worse with age in sz Om. I doubt that you will get any worse as far as positive symptoms go. I hope that you can get better though. If you want my advice, I would say to try your best not to live in your delusions. Try to focus on the real things in your life. Constantly reinforcing your delusions can’t be helpful.
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Sorry to hear that you’re doing bad with your sz and depression. If it is possible try to exercise. I’ve done so yesterday and the Day before yesterday, and I feel like I have more energy and feel a little happier.
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I don’t think so. Maybe in certain cases.
It hasn’t been for me.
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For cognition, no, not really.
But some show a slight decline over time. And your cognition can get a lot worse if your symptoms get worse.
Regarding symptoms that can really fluctuate a lot and some do get worse.
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I wonder if more relapses means worse cognition. Is psychosis bad for the brain? Does it damage it?
What about negative symptoms?
I have heard various opinions on that. I really don’t think anyone knows for sure. Some say yes, some say no. I’d like someone to prove it one way or the other, until then I keep my mind open on the subject and try to avoid psychosis.
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IIRC they remain largely the same but with a trend toward improvement. Previous studies indicated they got worse but this has been refuted.
I think the quality of studies indicating that repeated psychosis damages the brain is low. But I really don’t know that much about that specific subject. If I were to guess I’d say they generally don’t. Especially considering that cognitive deficits don’t get worse. But there are some age-related changes in the brain that are typical of sz. But changes / decreases in size don’t necessarily mean damage.
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From tests created by an educational consultant and psychometrician.
Sample size:15
Mean (x̄): 148.13333333333
Median: 148
Mode: 148
Lowest value: 135
Highest value: 159
Range: 24
Interquartile range: 9
First quartile: 144
Third quartile: 153
Variance (s2): 35.980952380953
Standard deviation (s): 5.9984124883966
Quartile deviation: 4.5
Mean absolute deviation (MAD): 4.2755555555556
My father said around the 150 mark at first, when I asked him awhile ago. Then a more definite ‘147’. That was pre teen.
Just don’t ask me to do anything practical.