It sucks that the only thing really improving my negative symptoms makes me irritable. I yelled at my family for no reason yesterday and my brother right away told me to stop messing with my meds as I am acting abnormal like I was while psychotic off meds.
Ldopa reduces meds efficacy but gives me motivation, emotions and energy. I guess its like reducing my ap dose. Are we szics imprisoned in either no emotions/apathy or bad emotions and anger forever?
Which one is better?
My brother says if I reduce my meds or take ldopa I will become violent again and will endup in trouble with the police.
If there was no law or police I would have stopped meds and took ldopa to completely erase my negative symptoms back to 0.
I would listen to him. Feel like thats the best advice your brother has given you for a while.
Have you tried Latuda?
I still get the off days when I don’t want to do anything, but its been a lot better.
Most days when I don’t want to do stuff now, its more to do with depression and being upset at something rather than just purely negative symptoms on their own.
I also found art therapy was very useful in making me feel like doing stuff can help take away pain. And while that sounds obvious, when you can feel it, its very powerful.
I was on Latuda 80mg. Had irritability and positive symptoms on it. Akathisia, insomnia and nausea as well but I was able to work full time with accounting softwares at my mother’s accounting office. I felt horrible though with all the symptoms above, worse than now.
I’m in the same situation, but have to take LDopa because I have low dopamine or dopamine issues requiring it.
Prescription for Parkinson?
Yes.
I have Parkinsons.
How many mg? I used to take 500mg/day from supplements.
I take three Carbidopa/Levodopa 25/100 a day.
Early/Mild Parkinson’s diagnosis two years ago.
Was it worsened/caused by antipsychotics?
Yes it was; caused by AP medication.
Man I am afraid of that, my movements are all slow and less precise since being on aps. I feel a lot slower mentally too.
I hope they are just slow, and not Parkinson’s.
@Aziz if ur symptoms let u …please try deep breathing excercise… it helps both negative symptoms … but its not a magic … i have been doing running and deepbreathing excercise since one month … as a result i can sleep … positive symptoms like suspision has been improving and slowely concentration has improved … and i feel energetic …
it takes time … try to do it for longer period like 4 months plus … you instantly feel change …more oxygen to bran and body really protects body even helps in neuroplasticity or neuro genisis… god bless you friend…
Im not Aziz.
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My negatives disappeared.
I don’t know how.
I had a really short fuse for a long time but they put me on lamictal and that got so much better.