My Outlook

Medications
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Hello everyone.

I Have recently restarted taking my medication and so far my drive and motivation have been going up but my delusions seem pretty persistent though they have been on the retreat.

I wanted to ask other members what i can expect during the next few months of my treatment.

Will my delusions fade further?
What has your experience been, say 6 months into the treatment?
Will anhedonia last forever?

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend.

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Welcome to the community :metal:

As far as I know if the meds are new to you there will be some difficulty adjusting.

Some side effects if severe now, just keep the pdoc informed they will know if the side effects fade away or not.

  1. About delusion is solely depends on your response to meds.
  2. It took about ~3 years to realize what I was thinking was wrong.
  3. Depends on you again.
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It’s possible. A lot of mine faded. But not all.

It takes years to recover and to come to terms with it all I personally think. So 6 months is a pretty short term.

But 6 months into treatment, I was looking at alternative treatments on YouTube :joy: Don’t fall for that trap like I did. There’s no substitute for antipsychotic medicines.

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What medication are you takin’?

My delusions faded pretty quickly after medicated. I have no idea whether they would still be present if I were to quit them.

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Welcome to the community

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Some of my delusional thoughts are persistent across the board even when treated with heavy medications. But it’s not all ubiquitous, it’s more nuanced than that. Medications reaction is different for everyone.

It sounds like you’ve made a big step in gaining insight, so that’s excellent.

I hope you get past your delusions; they’re hard to get past.

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Yeah i had my hopes a little up there i guess when it comes to duration.

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I´d rather not talk about what exactly im taking atm. Sorry, but thank you for your answer.

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Thank you all for the warm welcome^^

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I like your nickname, @Fugazi

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I was suprised it wasnt taken^^

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Oh man, and Bobby profile pic. Love it.