I am new to this forum. Having diagnosed with schizophrenia for hearing voices in 2015. Took medication for one year , and stopped for an year(no voices). Later hospitalised in 2017 dec for hallucinations, since then i have been on meds everyday, Risperidone 4mg, trazodone 100mg and lorazepam 2 mg. Recently a week back i stopped my meds and i tried cbd oil, it was good for 2 days as i took 8 mg/d and later i felt uneasy. Now i am back to my meds.
Anyone got better results from using supplements or herbal medicines?
Welcome. Meds work well for me. Lots of people chase the supplement dragon but few make it work. For sz if you have it. Meds work over placebo and other things…
Not saying supplements don’t help. I think there’s some really good ones to work in with your meds but it’s not a and/or type of deal. It’s meds/supplements for sure. That is our current technology!
I take meds and a supplement that seems to help with some of the side effects of the medication. I’ve been screwing up and not taking my meds daily. Mostly because I keep forgetting to do so. That reminds me, I should take my meds right now.
Welcome to the forum, coolguy.
In my experience I have not yet found an alternative method to the effectiveness of medication.
Welcome to the forum, Coolguy! I’ve recently ordered a ton of L-theanine. I’ve been taking it a while. I haven’t noticed much of an effect on my mind, but that could be because I have been dogged by anxiety for so long that it will take a while to alleviate that. The L-theanine does seem to be loosening me up, physically. I swear, it’s not my imagination. I can feel it. This might be something very beneficial for me because I am getting to the age when arthritis sets in.
8mg of CBD is really nothing. I’m working with a Dr. in Washington state who is a big CBD activist. (Mostly in the PTSD sector) I saw HUGE results using a high quality CBD at 200mg, again at 400 and now we are at 1000mg but we are weaning back down to the 400 mark. You must get it from a trusted source and it must be from bud/flower and NOT SEED. It is very expensive which is primary reason we are backing off. We are paying around 670.00 for enough at 1000mg per day.
