how do you deal with negative symptoms? i can’t take it anymore it feels like i don’t have a soul, have no emocions at all, no interest in anything, cant get any pleasure, i can’t even cry cause im not sad im just empty, life just seems like a pointless routine, i dont want to live the rest of my life like a robot… suicide seems like an option but im afraid of death, if i wouldn’t, i would be already done it… i don’t know what to anymore… any of you feels the same? how do you cope with it?
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Have you tried sarcosine? I have terrible negative symptoms too. Honestly, feels like I’m at wit’s end with this lack of interest crap and really hoping sarcosine will help me.
I feel empty, this is a good adjective to describe what I am going through.
I feel little pleasure, I lack the motivation to go anywhere or do much, other than eat, ■■■■ and go to the bathroom.
I dont enjoy playing the guitar any more and I have very little hobbies other than logging on to this site.
I manage to watch some TV like the news and some other shows, but I dont have the drive to watch a Movie of any kind.
I no longer am capable of reading novels or long articles.
I am going to bring this up to my psychiatrist, but I cant take antidepressants or other stimulating drugs.
I dont have an answer as to why I am like this - Is it depression? part of Negative Symptoms from SZ?
My meds? or all three …
I have been this way for a while, and its totally unacceptable - something has to give.
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i dont think that we have sarcosine where i live, at least never heard
yeah i used to play with guitar too, could play for hours, now cant even look at it… i dont even speek to people anymore, its just seems pointless and exhausting…i was diagnosed with depression at first, took a lot of different AD’s, none of them worked…
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I’m sorry that your feeling this way… it sucks like no other.
when I was that flat… that empty… that disconnected… I was also trying leave this life
It was a very dark time.
Please talk to your doc… let them know the negative symptoms are getting hard to get out of.
I was lucky… my doc switched up my meds… added latuda… helped me get up and moving…
Please talk to someone and let them know how flat life is…
I hope you feel better soon
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I know ur feels bro life feels like it has no meaning anymore, I feel like a robot that just eat sleeps and shits . I’m not afraid of death because it’s apart of life and everyone dies I’m just trying to stay alive for my friends and family.
I use to be energetic and think life was awesome , now everything feels pointless.
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There is no dam way to get rid from negative symptoms .i just can not live like a robot i want to start a new life
You have to fight it. I’m dealing with the empty flat feeling lately as well.
I’ve taken sarcosine for 2 weeks so far it’s helping a bit.
But you just gotta keep doing stuff to keep yourself moving. To keep yourself out of the pit.
If people wonder if it is there meds that are making them feel like that,
just know that I don’t take any meds and I still have heavy negative symptoms.
Hope ya feel better
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I ran out of sarcosine just before Christmas. That would be the disorganized part of my disorganized schizophrenia. New shipment arriving this coming week. I’ve been struggling with negative symptoms without this supplement. Very noticeable how much worse they are when I’m not taking it. Also helps with motivation to practice the piano and exercise, both of which are lacking right now. It’s worth the $$$.
Pixel.
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I personally don’t feel human because of mine and living life with no meaning or value for me is pretty craptastic. And it probably doesn’t help people feed my pitiful self esteem and such by acting like I don’t have a right to things like to get adequate sleep or to use the bathroom when I need to like a human should be entitled to.
wait for sometime New med will coming down the pipeline…
For me it started a year back and have been dealing with negative symptoms with pain especially diminished speech ( alogia ) I wasn’t that much of an outgoing person to start with but this reached my limits my line of communication of expression just got cut off and with it my social skills I have tried brintelix for a while it helped but not by much, what really helped and gave a jump start to my brain is concerta which is a stimulant and although they might cause psychotic symptoms it did not for me i had my memory motor skills and slowly my ability to communicate through speech is increasing.
I’ve been on concerta 36mg for 2 months now and there are to downsides that I’m experiencing. One is anxiety (been suffering from it my hole life) was through the roof while on concerta. The second downside is the crash, every evening if i dont drink water regularly and/or drink to much coffee. The crash concerta is the lowest of all the other stimulants because it’s extended release is so well made.
I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IT
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