Don’t be an idiot like and stop the medication. Yes I stopped with psychiatrist’s blessing and tapering off plan that took over 7 months, you won’t even notice when you relapse and in hospital again in much worse condition than before. I recommend switching, but that does not guarantee it will work or have less side effects. All schizophrenics fall into this trap when they think they don’t need medication anymore or they are causing far for side effects that is should. The reality is disappointing and you should never go without the drugs, think what you achieved over your recovery… Do you want to throw it out? Trust me, you don’t want to be psychotic again and lose all your friends or and a job.
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I was taken off of small dose of meds. Had a setback 10 months later. Neighbors called police on me. I had to sell my house and move in with parents as a result.
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Every time I’ve tried to do the same with my doctor I’ve wound up relapsing. I’m on meds for life.
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On meds for life here, too, as far as I know. I’ve lowered my Saphris dose from 10 mg 2x/day to 5 mg 2x/day and can’t tell the difference. We are going to try to switch me over to risperidone. Hopefully, it goes well as Saphris really messes with my negatives.
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I got an ok from the pdoc to switch injection to Abilify Maintena from Invega Trinza. Really happy with the switch.
Energy has improved, even started running. The goal is to run a half marathon in the year 2021.
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I was taking daily: 90mg abilify, 80mg zyprexa, 80mg haldol, 200mg clozapine.
Now i take 200mg clozapine and 200mg haldol injection per month. I reduced doses and I have less symptoms. I am better than ever.
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Sorry for late reply haven’t checked this. That’s awesome! So you haven’t lowered the dose persay, but switched medicine?
Awesome! Did some of the side effects disappear?
Yeah switched meds. On 400 mg of Abilify Maintena now.
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I have yet to go off meds. Dr. Currently has me only on latuda 20mg which I believe is the lowest dose in the us. She was somewhat suprized I am doing okay on that dose. She says that’s a dose for someone with bipolar depression not schiz. For schiz it should be at least 40mg.
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I would continue taking,but with doctor supervision your probably savw
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I was on geodon and abilify, went off the abilify with doctors approval but it triggered me hard, ended up going off both on my own, relapsed worse than ever, now I’m on Aristada (Abilify injection) and doing much better. Going off meds is risky so is lowering dose but you know that, some of us just have to try it though. Inevitably if your actually schizo it seems like everyone relapses at some point after going down the less meds road.
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I tried too quickly several times and caused myself and others loads of hurt. Over the last 2 years i withdrew very slowly from 2.5mg (regular dose) haldol to zero. Then went back to 0.5mg because i was in bad circumstances and my withdrawals and all the unprocessed emotions and thoughts coming up were too much to handle for me and people around me. I was on 0 to 0.5mg haldol the last year.
I do have symptoms (anxiety, delusions) at times on this dose. I will focus on bringing my life and emotions in order before i try and withdraw again.
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i’m on latuda 20mg aswell
any updates
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