I had been taking them 3 months straight and ended up having suicidal thoughts like crazy. I had been to a few restraunts and everytime I had so much social anxiety and was scared to be around people.
I’ve been off 3 days now. I don’t feel suicidal anymore and went to a chinese restraunt today. It was a waaaay better experience. I am still having some anxiety though. And I do feel like I need my meds. I just don’t want to go to that dark place again. For 6 years now i’ve had a terrible time with medication and i’ve tried many different kinds.
I’ve tried even more. I’m now on asenapine and I’m getting out and about on my own for the first time in almost 10 years. It’s worth it to keep trying.
I guess it’s just hard because, whenever I want to change my meds my dad gets upset because i’m “playing around with them” and the psychiatrists never suggest anything so… idk
Zmgirl is one of many people that told that Azenapine ( Saphris, Sycrest) is a really good meds to get on. From what I’ve heard you sleep well on it and most people don’t gain much weight on them.
It doesn’t cause so many muscular problems because it’s a 2. gen antipsychotic and doesn’t cause many sexual issues like Risperidone.
@columbus I’ll do research on that med. I had tried to call them today to schedule an appointment to get in and be seen but they put me on hold and company arrived so had to hang up. Also my family isn’t wanting me to go back on meds, it’s always something… I am gonna feel like the vilain if I call and schedule something and tell them they gotta take me to an appointment asap.
Whoaaa it’s not up to your family or anyone else to determine if you need medicine. Not cool. Definitely try without ,but if you need it, that will help you.
Don’t fall ill. You know yourself better than anyone else
Sometimes it takes having to try different ones before you find the good one for you. Everyone is different and reacts differently. One may be extremely bad for you, but be someone else’s saving grace
Bagal I’m so sorry for you that your family don’t want you back on meds. Try to persuading your family to get you into medical treatment.
Schizophrenia is one of the most terrifying condition especially if left untreated. The good news is that new novel treatments get approved every year were Azenapine is one of those that make this condition highly treatable.
@keylow Thank you keylow, finally someone sees me dilema lol. They are very unsupportive and i’m 100% co depedent on them.
@columbus My dad is who I rely on for the ride there and he told me just this morning he doesn’t think I should be on them. It really sucks, life is always putting me in these messed up situations.
Got ya bro
Well ask him something like
Will you take meds for diabetes if your doctor says you have diabetes? Or chemo if one is suffering from cancer?
Trust me my dad did not help me either, even when I was going through my episode. In fact, he might have made it worse. He just could never understand or accept what I was going through. He was forcing me to go back to work etc… anyways won’t get into all that.
There is this stigma around mental health still to this day
