The frequency and severity of both my positive and negative symptoms have been greatly reduced, my medication is very helpful to me
The frequency and severity of both my positive and negative symptoms have been greatly reduced, but I feel the side effects do not make it worth it
The frequency and severity of my positive symptoms have been greatly reduced, but not my negative symptoms
The frequency and severity of my negative symptoms have been greatly reduced, but not my positive symptoms
I have not noticed any improvement in my condition at all from taking medication and still feel symptomatic, but my doctor and relatives say they have noticed an improvement
I have not noticed any improvement in my condition at all from taking medication and have not received feedback from others saying my condition has improved either
POLL TIME It’s a little wordy but I wanted to know everyone’s opinions.
I need them like I would need a prosthetic. That’s how I explain them they are a prosthetic for our brains and they work much better then nothing at all. Thank God for the doctors and scientists out here. developing these meds.
Curiosity, because they reduce mental stress. I asked the doctor what would solitary confinement do to a normal person and he asked why and I said because I’ve isolated myself too much and have become withdrawn.
Nope! I’ve been reading articles and came across a statistic twice now that said 20-60% of schizophenics might not experience any positive effects from antipsychotics. Thought that sounded ridiculous, first off that is a HUGE range, and if 60% of schizophrenics didn’t benefit from antipsychotics you’d think that’d be a big deal right?
So I decided to ask people about their meds on here because I was just curious, and so far it’s proving my thought that that statistic is ridiculous correct.
Seroquel is an antipsychotic that’s used in a lot of other disorders for that purpose. Sometimes medications are prescribed for other purposes than what they were intended for, like Gabapentin which is intended to be used to treat seizures but is often used as an anti-anxiety medication as well.
I haven’t found my exact situation about how I feel, although the sentences were mostly analytical. My situation is most similar to this: “I have not noticed any improvement in my condition at all from taking medication and still feel symptomatic, but my doctor and relatives say they have noticed an improvement”
But the difference is that I have noticed a little improvement in positive symptoms.
There are so many details in different situations that you could use many sentences to describe each one, lol.
Yes I was fortunate to have been prescribed Gabapentin to relieve the nerve pain in my back. It is a great anti-social medication as I find it eliminates most all unjustifiable paranoia and thus makes me more sociable but others may find the excessively talkative effects annoying, but I don’t. I won’t hardly let the other person speak at all.
Yeah I know haha. I was actually just thinking that I should have included something for mild improvement. I felt like it was getting long enough at the time I made it though lol.
That seems to be the consensus for a lot of people. Unless the side effects outweigh the positive ones though antipsychotics seem to be a necessary evil for now…
It’s a little wordy but I wanted to know everyone’s opinions.