So i’ve been doing neurofeedback for 3 months now on and off. I bought my own equipment and software to save on costs. I think it’s $100-150 per session if you choose the practitioner route. If you buy your own equipment at the minimum it’s $500 for the amplifier and $500 for the software + the cost of electrodes and paste which shouldn’t cost more than $150, which is a lot more cost effective.
As far as the results I’ve noticed that I am feeling much more relaxed and calm kind of like a mild euphoria. The best way i can describe it is it feels like a very pleasant feeling inside my brain.
I ruminate way less than before. I used to constantly remember embarrassing experiences, and also constantly analyzing my social interactions. When I remember these negative memories I curse to myself. It could get awkward sometimes because I would have these memories when other people are around and if the memory was strong enough I would curse and everyone would hear it and they’d look at me weird. Now these memories pop up a lot less than before and when they do i feel like i have more control over my reaction to it.
Also my concentration is up. My work performance is a lot better, making fewer mistakes, etc.
What i would like to see improvements on are things like processing speed, verbal fluency and willpower. For this, I plan on adding HEG to my neurofeedback regimen. HEG involves increasing blood perfusion in the prefrontal cortex. I’ve only been doing EEG neurofeedback which has to do with electrical activity in the brain. Hopefully i’ll see improvements in those areas after adding HEG in.
I’ve only been training with low risk EEG nfb protocols that’s been proven to work for people generally, instead of specifically for schizophrenia. Later down the road i hope to find and consult a psychiatrist who both has expertise in schizophrenia and neurofeedback, so he can suggest protocols for my negative symptoms like alogia and avolition, and maybe positive symptoms so i can eventually switch to a med that has fewer side effects.
I think there’s something to neurofeedback. I don’t think the benefits i’ve been experiencing is placebo. There was a point in my training where I trained with the wrong protocol by mistake and I ended up feeling worse. Then I made adjustments and felt better. I don’t think that can happen with placebo.
Anyways i’ll continue to train give another update 3 months from now. 
