Is there any relief for negative symptoms. I have been battling a few things lately negative thoughts not wanting to leave the house get dressed taking hours to get ready or clean or any simple task. Lack of motivation. I just want these feelings to go away. I’m on an antidepressant (Zoloft) and that doesn’t do anything for it. Please tell me you have coping skills or a medication that works for you. I also have horrible anxiety and am on Buspar and it doesn’t seem to help for that either.
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Hang in there!! Your path to feeling better will take time because it’s a trial and error process. If something isn’t working for you try changing your dosage or eventually switching to a different medication. It takes time. Are you recently coming down from a psychosis or a psychotic break because of so it might post psychotic depression which happens a lot too.
I was having a hard time with depression as well until my psychiatrist prescribed me Wellbutrin. I started with a low dose until eventually went up to 200mg. It took time but those feelings eventually went away. I finally had motivation and everything didn’t feel like a chore but you have to hang in there because with time it will get better because as they say time heals all wounds.
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hi!
i mostly struggle with the positive symptoms right
now.
and my mood is up and down!
so i think negative symptoms are mixed in there.
i’m a ball of chaos!
but struggle only means you’re getting stronger
Lately my negative symptoms have improved. Some things that helped me -
Increase in fluoxetine dose
Having someone else come help me organize. It’s easier to keep things organized once they’re organized in the first place.
Getting outdoors.
Making an effort to socialize with those that understand - like this board, Schozophrenia Anonymous, the NAMI group and close friends/family.
Hope something helps.
Idk negatives are hard to treat i hope you push through the sympyoms tho cause they can be more complicated then postives at times
I just started sertraline. I think that is Zoloft and I’m hoping it works for me. Other than that I walk my dog. Take care of her. But mostly I just sit. I am stuck really. It’s very hard. Hoping the medication will start working soon and alieviate some of the symptoms @rogueone suggests exercise. And walking my dog helps me.
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Thanks for your response it was so helpful.
I don’t think I’m coming from psychosis or a psychotic break but it’s hard to tell because I always have voices.
I’m glad it went away for you.
The only thing to help my negative symptoms so far has been sarcosine. None of the APs or other meds prescribed to me had any effect on them. I’m nowhere near as sharp as I was before sz but I’m sharper than I was before sarcosine, and that’s something.
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Thanks I’ll look into it
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