I don’t think this is negative symptoms, but my dopamine circuits are probably still damaged slightly from neuroleptic drugs.
I can’t play online fps shooters anymore cos I find them boring.
All I do is work on music, lift weights and vape weed. I go for walks most days too.
It’s a boring life. I can’t even read books anymore.
I’m not promoting the use of cannabis either. I only take it to help me get through some of the days. Just to relax me.
I am in a similar predicament. Food no longer excites me. I’m on Abilify
Negs got me down too
I enjoyed food yday after I vaped weed.
Otherwise my appetite is poor. I can’t even finish a basic kfc box meal.
I miss the old days when food would bring me joy.
It really sucks man
Yeah I can only sleep if I use cannabis. Abilify is a harsh mistress
Well, at least you lift weights and do music.
I don’t do anything, I just lie on the couch all day long. Then I go to bed. That’s my routine.
I downloaded a series I wanted to watch, I got through 4 episodes. I had to force myself to watch them. It’s ridiculous.
I wish I could be more active. I want to recover and stop taking olanzapine all together. I think it’s a combination of negs and olanzapine making me basically not doing anything.
Are you exaggerating or do you really just lay on the couch and do nothing?
If it’s the latter doesn’t it bore you? Also don’t you get agitated by not moving?
The weightlifting really lifts my mood, and I enjoy the pump, plus seeing the progress in the mirror and on the scales.
Music I’ve been getting a bit lazy with.
I spend most days just walking up and down my hallway daydreaming. I kinda wish I had a part time job, but my finances would be screwed if I worked.
I think anti psychotics kill motivation, but I know for some people they help with positives.
No, that’s what I do. Basically nothing.
It’s really disturbing.
I’m on olanzapine and vraylar. I want to quit olanzapine but still suffer from positives so I can’t.
TV or music on? Do you struggle with positives all day what are you doing with your mind while on the couch? I’m sorry to hear this man it’s gotta be rough
Yes, I have a pair of headphones on and I listen to music. In the morning I watch the news but I don’t watch tv at all.
Olanzapine worked great for my delusions but it made me gain a lot of weight. And I think it’s making me really lazy.
My positives consists of voices. I hear them constantly.
I don’t do much with my mind. Everything takes a lot of effort. But as soon as I forget taking my daily dosage of olanzapine my mind starts to wander, I start daydreaming and I’m scared of becoming delusional.
Yes, vraylar makes it hard to fall asleep. But I don’t use weed. I haven’t smoked since I got ill. I’m too scared of losing it. My psychotic episodes were violent.
You should talk to your doctor about changing from olanzapine to something else because it’s not worth living life if you have negative symptoms to that extent!
It gets better with age I’ll say that
I have negative symptoms and lost interest in lots of things, I just lay in bed most of the time
They wanted to reduce my olanzapine dosage and increase vraylar but I couldn’t as I was scared of becoming symptomatic.
My psychosis was kind of severe. I had delusions, voices, I became violent and had a total mental breakdown. It took years to even be able to think again.
As I said, hopefully I’ll recover somewhat more so I can reduce olanzapine. The negs suck and I haven’t had any improvement on that part for years.
Yeah I can understand the fear
Have you tried taking it in the morning? I’m on 6 mg of Vraylar – I take it with breakfast
Are you off meds?
I’ve lost interest in a lot, too. But I’m trying to put myself out there and “re-learn” interests and hobbies. It feels like it takes a bunch of work, though.