First psych med I took was Anafranil . I had taken O levels a few months before. First AP during 1st in-patient stay was largactil . I had an abortive go at a history A level correspondence course in 1975/76 but wasn’t up to completing it. That was the end of education for me. I’ve avoided going to college due to severe social anxiety and the psychological effect of severe verbal bullying.
I’ve taken so many AP. Currently on abilify. Have a bachelor’s degree and getting a certificate right now with all As. Applying to grad school soon.
Before my hospitalization, I earned a 2-year diploma from a technical school. After hospitalization, I earned the A+ Certification (GFL: Good for Life) credential and will soon achieve the more current A+ Certification which requires renewal every 3 years.
I have been on Risperdal, Clopixol and Abilify since my first hospitalization in 2002.
I have a college degree, but since starting multiple AP’s (Seroquel, Zyprexa, Haldol) I haven’t tried additional education, partly because I’m disabled, and can’t work to pay the student loans back; so I don’t try.
I went undiagnosed while in College. I got schizophrenia at 17 and was diagnosed at 25.
I take Abilify/Ziprasidone and have done one year of Master’s level education in Statistics.
Because my anxiety levels have increased, I don’t think I would be able to go to College. If I had to speak in front of a classroom, that would trigger SZ symptoms as that would be stressful. If I didn’t have to present a thesis and stuff, I would go for a PHD.
I’m on 3 antipsychotics and I’ve got a short programmer education after the 12. Grade but Iv not been working the past 30 years. The last 3. Years I’ve learnt the scripting languages Python and Lua and the frameworks and tools to these. In the past I’ve used Assembler, C, Pascal and COBOL. Lately I’ve lost my ability to concentrate so that mean maybe Game Over to programming.
I earned a BSN in nursing after sza but before taking any meds. It was the most difficult thing I ever did in my life. My pdoc called it “impossible”.
So, I believe that the vast majority can accomplish literally anything they want to, if they want it bad enough.