I’m twenty years into schizophrenia, still heavily medicated and now suffer extreme panic attacks every nightime. I stopped taking Latuda following an article saying medication made matters worse and hearing voices telling me to quit medication. I lasted one week. Life in that week turned upside down. I was hallucinating conversations to animals, I could hear Jesus and spirits, I could bring worms that were dead back to life. I thought I was going to heaven and the voices told me so. However this condition was so unknown that it terrified me and although I’m taking my Latuda again I’m still suffering severe anxiety. I took my pills early tonight with Valerian to hopefully cure the anxiety but I feel so depressed. This condition is really life long. I no longer know anyone but my husband. im persecuted by voices all day long and now I feel intense anxiety all night long…
Ask your doctor about Ativan for night time relief from anxiety, if you haven’t tried it already.
Just a suggestion. Good luck!
wow, i’m sorry. I know you feel. when I was on risperidone the third time I was hallucinating and delusional. I thought I heard mac and cheese cry like a baby. I also thought what happened in an episode of south park actually happened.
I hope you talk to your pdoc about this, or a therapist someone who can help you. I take clonidine at night with Ativan for panic attacks.
I hear voices a lot even though I’m Serquel…as for anxiety Both Lorezapam and Clorezapam worked on me, I felt better on Clorezapam, I think Lorezapam made me more groggy, and it didn’t really help with my depression just the anxiety.I understand your frustration, I’ve had Schizophrenia since I was at least 16, that’s when I was diagnosed with it originally. and I’m now 34 though the diagnosis changed to Schzioeffective disorder rather than pure Schizophrenia.
Even on med changes I think there always will be voices, that’s what the disorder is and in my personal opinion it is not curable, only treatable. You can take enough meds so you can function otherwise normally but I think the noise and mood swings will always be there, at least in my opinion. Sorry if I’m discouraging you here, it’s what’s going on in my own brain right now. I’m tired & frustrated with myself, on top of that is huge depression, and I’m still worried about a small surgery I have to go in for on Friday…as someone with sleep apnea being put under scares me but I couldn’t handle the surgery if they don’t put me under…I just was in the hospital earlier this year with pneumonia & bronchitis and was there for almost a month…and did not have a good experience there. Now I’m afraid of winding back up in the hospital.
Films seem like true life stories which makes life more interesting! lol!
Yes, I guess I’m stuck with trying to manage… Good luck for Friday. I’m sure the medical team will look after you without doubt. They monitor the heart so will ensure your okay…
I am so sorry @anon94153814 you seem so down and your avatar is so pretty it’s a shame you are so upset. I will pray for you.
I’m now six years on meds since my diagnosis. Only lately I have days that I feel I’m in remission. I never thought that I would feel so good on meds. At 25mg of Abilify per day I’m on a rather strong dosage but it is what works for me. I will not quit my meds since I’m feeling better cause I know it’s the meds that help me cope so well atm. Remission can be obtained on meds and recovery is when you are 100% ok off meds. That’s the way I understand it at least.